Political science

Political science

The social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics.

Contributors in Political Science

Political science

The Social Security Act was passed in 1935; it established a national social security service, which included benefits for the elderly, unemployed, and also aid to the states for the care of the old, ...

Social Darwinism

Politics; Political Science

The evolutionary theories of the natural historian Charles Darwin (1809-18820), especially the idea of the "survival of the fittest" and "natural selection," applied to the sphere of human society. ...

Social services

Politics; Political Science

Services provided by the government to improve social welfare for those who need it, such as the elderly, the poor, the disabled, and children. Services might include insurance, subsidised housing, ...

Social justice

Politics; Political Science

A situation in which all individuals and groups in a society are treated fairly and equally, regardless of race, gender, or any other factor that could be used to create situations of injustice.

Socialisation

Politics; Political Science

The process by which individuals adapt themselves to the norms, values and common needs of the society.

Society

Politics; Political Science

Any group of people who collectively make up an interdependent community.

Superpower

Politics; Political Science

A superpower is a state that is powerful economically and militarily, that can act influentially over most of the globe, that can influence the behaviour of other states and maintain that influence ...