social policy
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈsoʊʃəl ˈpɑlɪsi/
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política social
- Many countries are re-evaluating their social policies to address the challenges posed by aging populations.
- economic and social policy
- complexities of social policy
- political and social policy
These babies are our future, so we have to make it a top national economic priority, not just an issue about social policy and education.
- These babies are our future, so we have to make it a top national economic priority, not just an issue about social policy and education.
- Whether you're some illiterate peasant, you can be brought to literacy and educated about, you know, the social policy and what's rational.
- And when, when it comes to social policy, I, I would say that I'm, I'm fairly strong where I was.
Examples
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But devolution has provided fresh encouragement to policymakers hoping to create distinct social policies for their own fiefdoms.
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The government introduced a new social policy aimed at improving access to education for all children.
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So what does that mean in terms of social policy or theory of government?
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A good example of the new stress on social policy can be found in China.
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The court would have to act regardless of social policy concerns.
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Encouraging people, likely mostly the poor, to buy lottery tickets cannot be good social policy.
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It is the basic goal of all of our social policy at this point.
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Of course, almost any social policy is going to have a disparate impact upon some groups.
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Here we come to the crux of the issue of social science and social policy.
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Cross-national comparisons of this nature help each individual country inform its social policies around prevention.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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2.7
A plan used by a government or organization to guide decisions
How Broad
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a government's or organization's policy relating to social welfare…' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'social' (relating to society) with 'policy' (a plan guiding actions). This compositional noun phrase follows regular English formation and has clear parallels in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Social policy comes from the idea that a policy, a 'plan' or 'rule', is made for the social life of people in a community. So, it now means the plans a government or group makes to help people with health care, schools, and housing.