I'm going to present to you some words from various classes in my program: Social Sciences I'm going to show you the words that we use in Anthropology, Psychology, Politics, and more. Some of these terms are very simple but others or more complicated. The link for every definition: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/fr/.
animism
noun
The belief that all natural things, such as plants, animals, rocks, and thunder, have spirits and can influence human events.
fr: animisme
anthropology
noun
The study of the human race, its culture and society, and its physical development.
fr: anthropologie
caucasian
adjective
Belonging to the races of people who have skin that is of a pale colour.
fr: caucasien
cognition
noun
The use of conscious mental processes.
fr: cognition
conservatism
noun
A tendency to preserve traditional values and oppose change, esp. in politics.
fr: conservatisme
dendrite
noun
One of the short parts like threads at the edge of a nerve cell that carry messages to the cell.
fr: dendrite
empowerment
noun
The process of gaining freedom and power to do what you want or to control what happens to you.
fr: autonomisation
ethnicity
noun
A particular race of people, or the fact of being from a particular race of people.
fr: ethnicité
fascism
noun
A political system based on a very powerful leader, state control, and being extremely proud of country and race, and in which political opposition is not allowed.
fr: fachisme
ideology
noun
A set of beliefs or principles, especially one on which a political system, party, or organization is based.
fr: idéologie
inflation
noun
A general, continuous increase in prices.
fr: inflation
mainstreaming
noun
The process of making something start to be considered normal.
fr: généralisation
mindfulness
noun
The practice of being aware of your body, mind, and feelings in the present moment, thought to create a feeling of calm.
fr: pleine conscience
placebo
noun
A substance given to someone who is told that it is a particular medicine, either to make that person feel as if they are getting better or to compare the effect of the particular medicine when given to other.
fr: placebo
prefrontal cortex
noun
The front part of the brain, that is important in human behaviour such as planning, decision-making, and self-control.
fr: cortex préfrontal
progressivism
noun
A social or political movement that aims to represent the interests of ordinary people through political change and the support of government actions.
fr: progressisme
psychoanalysis
noun
Any of a number of the theories of the human personality that attempt to examine a person's unconscious mind to discover the hidden causes of their mental problems.
fr: psychanalyse
psychology
noun
The scientific study of the way the human mind works and how it influences behaviour, or the influence of a particular person's character on their behaviour.
fr: psychologie
theory of mind
noun
The ability to understand that other people have thoughts, knowledge, and feelings that are not the same as yours.
fr: théorie de l'esprit
unconstitutionally
adverb
In a way that is unconstitutional. (= Not allowed by the rules of government.)