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social contract [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-07-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Administration (Indigenous Peoples)
- Indigenous Sociology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- social contract
1, record 1, English, social%20contract
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The social contract is an agreement between king and the estates, state and society, as the case may be. It legitimizes the existing distribution of force between the parties. 2, record 1, English, - social%20contract
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Administration (Peuples Autochtones)
- Sociologie des Autochtones
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- contrat social
1, record 1, French, contrat%20social
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un contrat social est un nouveau pacte social fait à la mesure des aspirations culturelles, sociales, économiques. Il requiert une volonté collective. 2, record 1, French, - contrat%20social
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1995-03-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Philosophy (General)
- Social Psychology
- Sociology (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- social contract 1, record 2, English, social%20contract
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... Rousseau's notion that societies maintain internal integration through a set of conscious or unconscious social contracts. There is a general consensus of the people on law, governance, authority, power relationships and mechanisms of social control. 1, record 2, English, - social%20contract
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Philosophie (Généralités)
- Psychologie sociale
- Sociologie (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- contrat social
1, record 2, French, contrat%20social
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(...) un pacte qui donne naissance aux premiers corps politiques. Deux parties s'obligent à l'observation des lois qui sont stipulées dans le contrat et qui forment les liens de leur union. 1, record 2, French, - contrat%20social
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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