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  2. Development communication - Wikipedia

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    It is defined as the interaction of two social processes- development and communication-in any given environment, and in 1971, the definition changed to the art and science of human communication applied to the speedy transformation of a country and the mass of its people from poverty to a dynamic state of economic growth that makes possible ...

  3. Social ecological model - Wikipedia

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    Socio-ecological models were developed to further the understanding of the dynamic interrelations among various personal and environmental factors. Socioecological models were introduced to urban studies by sociologists associated with the Chicago School after the First World War as a reaction to the narrow scope of most research conducted by developmental psychologists.

  4. Social criticism - Wikipedia

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    Social criticism can also be expressed in a fictional form, e.g. in a revolutionary novel like The Iron Heel (1908) by Jack London; in dystopian novels like Aldous Huxley's Brave New World (1932), George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 (1953), or Rafael Grugman's Nontraditional Love (2008); or in children's books or films.

  5. Critical exponent - Wikipedia

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    The critical exponents can be derived from the specific free energy f(J,T) as a function of the source and temperature. The correlation length can be derived from the functional F[J;T]. In many cases, the critical exponents defined in the ordered and disordered phases are identical.

  6. Transformative social change - Wikipedia

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    Transformative social change is a philosophical, practical and strategic process to affect revolutionary change within society, i.e., social transformation.It is effectively a systems approach applied to broad-based social change and social justice efforts to catalyze sociocultural, socioeconomic and political revolution.

  7. Social entrepreneurship - Wikipedia

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    Many activities related to community development and higher social purpose fall within the modern definition of social entrepreneurship. Despite the established definition nowadays, social entrepreneurship remains a difficult concept to define, since it may be manifested in multiple forms. [41]

  8. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment - Wikipedia

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    The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is a Government of India ministry. It is responsible for welfare , social justice and empowerment of disadvantaged and marginalised sections of society, including scheduled castes (SC), Other Backward Classes (OBC), LGBT people, the disabled , the elderly , and the victims of drug abuse .

  9. Civic engagement - Wikipedia

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    Social media platforms as channels for citizen discussions and for governments to reach audiences. Social entrepreneurship has seen a major increase in activity in recent years. One example can be seen from Eric Gordon and Jessica Philippi, who released a study on their interactive online game for local engagement called Community PlanIt (CPI ...