Particular social group (PSG) is one of five categories that may be used to claim refugee status according to two key United Nations documents: the 1951...
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In the social sciences, a social group is defined as two or more people who interact with one another, share similar characteristics, and collectively...
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understandable only to members of an ingroup; that is, people who are in a particular social group, occupation, or other community of shared interest. It is, therefore...
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Imaginary (sociology) (redirect from Social imaginary)
people imagine their social whole. It is common to the members of a particular social group and the corresponding society. The concept of the imaginary has...
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Situational code-switching (section Social aspects)
languages are viewed as more suited for a particular social group, setting, or topic more so than others. Social factors like class, religion, gender, and...
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Value (section Ethics and social sciences)
limited to Western sources Social imaginary is the set of values, institutions, laws, and symbols common to a particular social group Religious values reflect...
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Social capital is "the networks of relationships among people who live and work in a particular society, enabling that society to function effectively"...
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religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group. Even if an individual meets the criteria for asylum, INA § 208...
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Bandwagon effect (section In social networking)
selections as other people, this is seen as a way to gain access to a particular social group. An example of this is fashion trends wherein the increasing popularity...
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Group dynamics is a system of behaviors and psychological processes occurring within a social group (intragroup dynamics), or between social groups (intergroup...
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religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership of a particular social group. Economic migrants are generally not eligible for asylum, unless...
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Stereotype (redirect from Social stereotype)
In social psychology, a stereotype is a generalized belief about a particular category of people. It is an expectation that people might have about every...
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account of their race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. These recent migration movements are caused...
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Slang (section Social implications)
to the language exclusively used by the members of particular in-groups in order to establish group identity, exclude outsiders, or both. The word itself...
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constituted a membership of a particular social group. The RSAA held that homosexuality was a particular social group. The Authority was guided by writings...
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social sciences, social groups can be categorized based on the various group dynamics that define social organization. In sociological terms, groups can...
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Caste (redirect from Caste (social))
A caste is a fixed social group into which an individual is born within a particular system of social stratification: a caste system. Within such a system...
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Taboo (redirect from Social bans)
spelled tabu, is a social group's ban, prohibition, or avoidance of something (usually an utterance or behavior) based on the group's sense that it is excessively...
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Ideology (category Concepts in social philosophy)
and values in social life A body of ideas characteristic of a particular social group or class Ideas that help legitimate a dominant political power...
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members of a different group, and which are fundamental to social integration and observance of human rights within that particular group (e.g. due process)...
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The term social order can be used in two senses: In the first sense, it refers to a particular system of social structures and institutions. Examples are...
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persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion.” The film analyzes the US asylum process...
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originator of the "class publication", a type of magazine focused on a particular social group or interest instead of targeting the largest possible readership...
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Sexual script theory (category Social constructionism)
sexual acts. Scripts refer to social functions. They dictate what one should be doing at a particular time and in a particular place if one is to play the...
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Social engineering is a term which has been used to mean top-down efforts to influence particular attitudes and social behaviors on a large scale—most...
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because of their involvement in a particular social group. This requirement means that membership to a social group is not enough in order to claim asylum...
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Self-categorization theory (section Social influence)
in social psychology that describes the circumstances under which a person will perceive collections of people (including themselves) as a group, as...
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It is particularly known for its holdings about the meaning of 'particular social group' under the Refugee Convention, and for its holdings regarding when...
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Group cohesiveness, also called group cohesion or social cohesion, is the degree or strength of bonds linking members of a social group to one another...
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Swedish version of the Accuracy International Arctic Warfare rifle Particular social group, UN refugee category Platoon sergeant, senior enlisted member of...
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