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English Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. Translation Glossary

English term		English translation
marketing temperament		the salesman-type	Adele Oliveri
Entered by: Adele Oliveri
marry		wed, take as a spouse
minority consumer		a consumer who belongs to a minority group
music fruition		enjoyment of music / music appreciation
NFF		Neighbours, Friends and Families
no bowling alone		reference to a book about community disintegration	NancyLynn
Entered by: NancyLynn
non-conformity to those values characterized as unacceptable		Non-conformity to the values (of feminism) IS characterized as unacceptable...
noticeable psychological behavior		typical psychological/behaviourable pattern
nursing mothers/baby changing facilities		Private space
out and out politician		yes
outplacement-consultant		redeployment consultant/redundancy consultant
patriarchal drug legislation		(probably misused term, therefore) paternalistic drug legislation
people are just making money out of our low self-esteem		people are benefiting from our lack of confidence
posted		assigned to work at
re-housing		Finding housing for people who have lost their housing or are homeless	airmailrpl
Entered by: airmailrpl
reckless reality testing		testing the limits of what is possible without regard to the possible (negative) consequences	Adele Oliveri
Entered by: Adele Oliveri
reproductive rights		the right to decide whether or not you want to have children	Valeria Verona
Entered by: Valeria Verona
safety net		A protection provided the legal/social framework in a society, to protect individuals against some specific problem.
Sash		a band worn about the waist or over one shoulder and used as a dress accessory or the emblem of an honorary or military order
self-determination		free choice
severe the ties of their puppeteers		sever (cut) The strings by which their puppet masters control them
share things		use the same things	eski
Entered by: eski
significant others		Politically correct term to cover lovers, mistresses, live-in partners including gay ones...
single		Not married
social inclusion		mainstreaming
Sociological meaning of institutional life		institutional v. private or individualized
staff		no plural form - a collective noun
stiff upper lip		see what I've found	Rajan Chopra
Entered by: Rajan Chopra
suicide		selfcwalu
tabling		advocating / volunteering (in this context)
The natural "responsible" human tendency		the natural aceepted human tendency
the state\'s outbursts of aggression and tolerance of force		the state\'s occassional acts of sudden agression and tolerance of force by its own agencies
those doing education		students	Yvonne Gallagher
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher
to be on the national agenda		to be discussed on a national scale
to fly colors		display gang symbols	Adele Oliveri
Entered by: Adele Oliveri
to fly out the form		To submit/post the form through	Darko Kolega
Entered by: Darko Kolega
to leave joint gains on the table		to forgo or not take advantage of strategies in which each party will make money (gain)
to replace versus to substitute		See explanation
toddlers expressing age		under the age of two
tsk tsk		tongue clicking

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