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SOCIAL FUNCTION [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-03-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Social Organization
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- social function
1, record 1, English, social%20function
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Social function refers to any social arrangement (institution, norm, practice, etc.) that contributes to the maintenance of society. 2, record 1, English, - social%20function
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organisation sociale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fonction sociale
1, record 1, French, fonction%20sociale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Organización social
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- función social
1, record 1, Spanish, funci%C3%B3n%20social
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-12-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Emergency Management
- Security
- Social Services and Social Work
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Human and Social Services support function
1, record 2, English, Human%20and%20Social%20Services%20support%20function
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Human and Social Services 2, record 2, English, Human%20and%20Social%20Services
correct, see observation, standardized
- Human and Social Services emergency support function 1, record 2, English, Human%20and%20Social%20Services%20emergency%20support%20function
correct
- Human and Social Services ESF 1, record 2, English, Human%20and%20Social%20Services%20ESF
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An emergency support function specified in the Federal Emergency Response Plan. 3, record 2, English, - Human%20and%20Social%20Services%20support%20function
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Human and Social Services: term taking a singular verb. 1, record 2, English, - Human%20and%20Social%20Services%20support%20function
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Human and Social Services: term standardized by the Canadian Capability-Based Planning Terminology Committee and the Translation Bureau. 1, record 2, English, - Human%20and%20Social%20Services%20support%20function
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des urgences
- Sécurité
- Services sociaux et travail social
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fonction de soutien Services sociaux à la personne
1, record 2, French, fonction%20de%20soutien%20Services%20sociaux%20%C3%A0%20la%20personne
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- Services sociaux à la personne 2, record 2, French, Services%20sociaux%20%C3%A0%20la%20personne
correct, see observation, standardized
- fonction de soutien d'urgence Services sociaux à la personne 1, record 2, French, fonction%20de%20soutien%20d%27urgence%20Services%20sociaux%20%C3%A0%20la%20personne
correct, feminine noun
- FSU Services sociaux à la personne 1, record 2, French, FSU%20Services%20sociaux%20%C3%A0%20la%20personne
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fonction de soutien en cas d'urgence indiquée dans le Plan fédéral d'intervention d'urgence. 3, record 2, French, - fonction%20de%20soutien%20Services%20sociaux%20%C3%A0%20la%20personne
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Services sociaux à la personne : Dans le corps d'un texte, lorsque l'accord en genre et en nombre est nécessaire, il est préférable d'utiliser «fonction de soutien Services sociaux à la personne». 1, record 2, French, - fonction%20de%20soutien%20Services%20sociaux%20%C3%A0%20la%20personne
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Services sociaux à la personne : terme normalisé par le Comité de terminologie de la planification axée sur les capacités au Canada et le Bureau de la traduction. 1, record 2, French, - fonction%20de%20soutien%20Services%20sociaux%20%C3%A0%20la%20personne
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1998-08-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Social Services and Social Work
- Economic Planning
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- social welfare function
1, record 3, English, social%20welfare%20function
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... a ranking of preferences by society as a whole between alternative possibilities, e.g. between a situation in which wealth or income are distributed more equally or less equally by inheritance, effort, chance, monopoly, taxation. 2, record 3, English, - social%20welfare%20function
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Many of the programs have redistributive effects benefiting some persons at the expense of others, and cost-benefit analysis makes no contribution toward the establishment of the social welfare function that provides society's answer about the relative desirability of various patterns of income distribution. 3, record 3, English, - social%20welfare%20function
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Services sociaux et travail social
- Planification économique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fonction de bien-être social
1, record 3, French, fonction%20de%20bien%2D%C3%AAtre%20social
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- fonction d'utilité collective 2, record 3, French, fonction%20d%27utilit%C3%A9%20collective
correct
- fonction d'utilité sociale 3, record 3, French, fonction%20d%27utilit%C3%A9%20sociale
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] à la suite d'un changement économique [...] fonction [qui] est censée indiquer dans quel sens le bien-être collectif varie quand ceux des individus se modifient éventuellement en des sens opposés [...] 4, record 3, French, - fonction%20de%20bien%2D%C3%AAtre%20social
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Servicios sociales y trabajo social
- Planificación económica
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- función de bienestar social
1, record 3, Spanish, funci%C3%B3n%20de%20bienestar%20social
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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