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SOCIAL COMPETENCE [2 records]

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Record 1 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Services and Social Work
  • Sociology (General)
  • Sociology of Human Relations
DEF

Skills taught by peer groups that are necessary for social acceptance; what these skills are depends upon the cultural context of the particular group and upon its age level.

OBS

"social skill", more often used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • social aptitude

French

Domaine(s)
  • Services sociaux et travail social
  • Sociologie (Généralités)
  • Sociologie des relations humaines
DEF

Savoir-faire exigé dans les relations sociales et susceptibles d'être amélioré par l'apprentissage.

OBS

Équivalent adopté par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des services sociaux.

OBS

Faire preuve de sociabilité = «to have social skills».

Key term(s)
  • sociabilité

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Behaviour
  • Phraseology
CONT

The Vineland Social Maturity Scale, originally developed by Edgar A. Doll, represented an early attempt to measure social competence. Doll defined social competence as "a functional composite of human traits which subserves social usefulness as reflected in self-sufficiency and in service to others." This aspect of human behavior has also been termed adaptive behavior and has been incorporated as a major component in the definition of mental retardation.

CONT

The adaptive behaviors of 20 autistic, 20 Down syndrome, and 20 developmentally normal children were compared using the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale. (Source: PASCAL database).

Key term(s)
  • social quotient
  • social competence

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement humain
  • Phraséologie
CONT

Le comportement adaptatif [...] découle d'une attitude positive en face de la frustration, d'une approche de type « processus de résolution des problèmes » [...] - un individu [...] essaiera de se conformer aux valeurs et aux normes du groupe auquel il s'identifie et auquel il aimerait appartenir.

PHR

comportement adaptatif à l'école, au foyer, en société, au travail.

Spanish

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