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Merchandise from Wal-Mart has become as ubiquitous as the water supply. Yet, still, the company is rebuked and reviled by anyone claiming a social conscience and is lambasted by legislators as if its bad behavior places it somewhere between investment bankers and the Taliban.
Charles Platt

Meaning of "social conscience" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SOCIAL CONSCIENCE

social conscience  [ˈsəʊʃəl ˈkɒnʃəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOCIAL CONSCIENCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Social conscience is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SOCIAL CONSCIENCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Social conscience

A social conscience is "a sense of responsibility or concern for the problems and injustices of society". While our conscience is related to our moral conduct in our day to day lives with respect to individuals, social conscience is concerned with the broader institutions of society and the gap that we may perceive between the sort of society that should exist and the real society that does exist. The term social conscience has been used in conjunction with everything from investing, to art, antiques, and politics.

Definition of social conscience in the English dictionary

The definition of social conscience in the dictionary is the state of being aware of the problems that affect a lot of people in society, such as being poor or having no home, and wanting to do sth to help these people.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SOCIAL CONSCIENCE


affections
əˈfɛkʃəns
conscience
ˈkɒnʃəns
consentience
kənˈsɛnʃəns
convolutions
ˌkɒnvəˈluːʃəns
deficience
dɪˈfɪʃəns
dissentience
dɪˈsɛnʃəns
impatience
ɪmˈpeɪʃəns
insufficience
ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃəns
Lutyens
ˈlʌtʃəns
patience
ˈpeɪʃəns
proficience
prəˈfɪʃəns
sentience
ˈsɛnʃəns
sufficience
səˈfɪʃəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOCIAL CONSCIENCE

social benefits
social capital
Social Chapter
Social Charter
social circle
social climber
social climbing
social club
social column
social compact
social contract
Social Credit
Social Crediter
social democracy
social democrat
social democratic
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Social Democratic Party
social disease
social drinker

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOCIAL CONSCIENCE

ambience
at your convenience
at your earliest convenience
audience
Bachelor of Science
computer science
conference
convenience
experience
geoscience
inconvenience
life science
Master of Science
neuroscience
obedience
political science
resilience
science
social science
target audience
work experience

Synonyms and antonyms of social conscience in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «social conscience» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOCIAL CONSCIENCE

Find out the translation of social conscience to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of social conscience from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «social conscience» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

社会良知
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

conciencia social
570 millions of speakers

English

social conscience
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सामाजिक चेतना
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الضمير الاجتماعي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

общественное сознание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

consciência social
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সামাজিক বিবেক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

conscience sociale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hati nurani sosial
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

soziale Gewissen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

社会的良心
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사회 의 양심
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nurani sosial
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lương tâm xã hội
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சமூக மனசாட்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सामाजिक विवेक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Toplumsal vicdan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

coscienza sociale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

świadomości społecznej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

суспільну свідомість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

conștiință socială
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κοινωνική συνείδηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sosiale gewete
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

socialt samvete
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sosial samvittighet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of social conscience

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOCIAL CONSCIENCE»

The term «social conscience» is regularly used and occupies the 68.512 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOCIAL CONSCIENCE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about social conscience

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6 QUOTES WITH «SOCIAL CONSCIENCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word social conscience.
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David Eddings
Call it my little gesture toward social conscience, but I like to think I'm teaching a certain number of people to read. Now that sounds pretentious!
2
Jonathan Miller
I wasn't driven into medicine by a social conscience but by rampant curiosity.
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Pratibha Patil
Our goal of poverty eradication and of inclusive growth that embraces the disadvantaged and marginalized sections of society can be achieved when our actions are guided by a social conscience and are not devoid of sensitivity.
4
Clarke Peters
My first professional acting job was in 'Hair' during the Vietnam War. So I think I've always been drawn to projects with a social conscience.
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Charles Platt
Merchandise from Wal-Mart has become as ubiquitous as the water supply. Yet, still, the company is rebuked and reviled by anyone claiming a social conscience and is lambasted by legislators as if its bad behavior places it somewhere between investment bankers and the Taliban.
6
Joe Wright
There's good art and there's bad art. A lot of action films are bad art, but Paul Greengrass showed us with the Bourne films that it's possible to make an action film with a political, social conscience.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOCIAL CONSCIENCE»

Discover the use of social conscience in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to social conscience and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The art of social conscience
An analysis of the art of social and political protest during the last two centuries, with emphasis on the twentieth century, considers the works of well-known artists, the drawings of prisoners in Nazi death camps, and examples of ...
Paul Von Blum, 1976
2
Ethics as Social Conscience
Battaglia departs from the beaten paths of ethical theory by proposing that morality is social in nature, and that moral maxims and values are the result of interactive processes. (Philosophy)
Walter L. Battaglia, 2007
3
Revivalism Social Conscience, and Community in the ...
The transcript of a disciplinary trial that took place at the First Presbyterian Church in Seneca Fall, New York, in 1843, over Rhonda Bement's challenge to her church's stance on abolitionism.
Glenn C. Altschuler, Jan M. Saltzgaber, 1983
4
The Social Conscience
Topics addressed in this highly accessible volume include the social consequences of a market economy, policy objectives and educational goals for empowering a caring society, conflict resolution, and the future of consciousness with ...
Michel Glautier, 2013
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Social Conscience in Sanskrit Literature
the achievement of snaskrit lliterature has been called in question by various Western and indian critics for more than a century now.
Daniel James Bisgaard, 1994
6
The Social Conscience of Latin American Writing
In this comprehensive, up-to-the-minute survey of research and opinion by leading Latin American cultural and literary critics, Naomi Lindstrom examines five concepts that are currently the focus of intense debate among Latin American ...
Naomi Lindstrom, 2010
7
Fragments of a Social Conscience
Beyond shocking is the revelation that this is only the first in a series of unnervingly sadistic murders to come unless Dr. Strickland Dunbar and his team can identify and apprehend the sociopathic serial killer who calls herself "Angel.
Natasha Stultz, 2011
8
A Sacred Voice Is Calling: Personal Vocation And Social ...
Drawing widely on the wisdom of saints, sages, and the traditions of spiritual direction, Neafsey describes a path to living in the place, as Frederick Buechner has put it, "where our deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet.
John Neafsey, 2006
9
Grant Notley: the social conscience of Alberta
Grant Notley, leader of Alberta's New Democratic Party from 1967 until his death in 1984, stood out in Alberta politics.
Howard A. Leeson, 1992
10
The Social Conscience of the Early Victorians
This book describes and analyzes the early Victorians’ move from early benevolent paternalism to a vision of laissez faire society, which arose from the rapid growth of industry, towns, population, and the middle working classes.
F. David Roberts, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOCIAL CONSCIENCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term social conscience is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sports car with a social conscience: Ars reviews the BMW i8
Late last year, we reviewed BMW's i3, a range-extended plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) that impressed us despite its high price and limited range. «Ars Technica, Jul 15»
2
My NBA All-Star Team of Socially Conscience Players
As I approach my 70th birthday, I think this is a good time to name my all-time NBA All-Star Team for great players with a social conscience, listed in order of their ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
Startups with Social Conscience Thrive in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - KiHow Tran had originally planned to just spend a few months in Cambodia volunteering and taking a break from his life in the U.S., ... «NBCNews.com, Jun 15»
4
Fresh 'Cinderella' fits heroine with social conscience
Yet she's acquired a social conscience and more worldly perspective - not to mention a supporting cast of quirky, politically aware and sometimes sarcastic ... «Chron.com, May 15»
5
Design Needs a Social Conscience
What better place to connect on the issues of social responsibility than in this ... Why do we need to segregate social consciousness as a marginal practice in ... «Metropolis Magazine, May 15»
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Jackie Chan is a man with a "big heart and a social conscience
I like him also because he has a big heart and a social conscience,” said Goh, who succeeded Lee Kuan Yew in 1990 and served 14 years as prime minster. «South China Morning Post, May 15»
7
Whisky with a large dash of social conscience
Scotland's social enterprise sector was represented in the UK final by East Kilbride ... “John and James Chivas were entrepreneurs with a social conscience. «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Mar 15»
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In Malmö, Street Art with a Social Conscience
MALMÖ — The capital of Skåne County, Sweden, enjoys a scenic coastal location, across the Öresund strait from Copenhagen, and has a strong creative output ... «Hyperallergic, Mar 15»
9
'Geezers' with social conscience plan film festival in White Rock
It might have been a whole bunch of geezers like me — I'm 70 — but it was also a bunch of people who had a lot of social conscience and desired to see ... «Surrey Now, Feb 15»
10
Ontario to invest $4M in businesses with social conscience
Social Enterprise Council of Canada describes socially conscious enterprise projects as businesses owned by non-profit organizations directly involved in the ... «Toronto Star, Feb 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Social conscience [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/social-conscience>. Apr 2024 ».
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