Any of several professions concerned with providing social services to members of the community.

A system whereby the state either through general or specific taxation provides various benefits to help ensure the wellbeing of its citizens. / Those benefits paid under such a system.

Rental housing owned and managed by the government, non-profit organizations, or by a combination of the two, with the aim of providing affordable housing, often focusing on disadvantaged groups such as low-income earners, social-security recipients, the elderly and people with disabilities.

A collection of humans or animals who share certain characteristics, interact with one another, accept expectations and obligations as members of the group, and share a common identity.

A person whose profession is social work.

The systems of control mechanisms to dominate these entities of the organization to achieve a defined goal.

plural of social psychology

The interplay between the individual and society. / The study of how people and groups interact.

(US, Canada) One who favors a specific set of social policies, generally including opposition to birth control, abortion rights, euthanasia, same-sex marriage, and sexual permissiveness, often based on a particular reading of Christian values.

present participle of social engineer