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Le monde social

English translation: social sphere


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07:41 Sep 23, 2011
French to English translations [PRO]
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / Academic Paper
French term or phrase: Le monde social
Structurations des mondes sociaux : une question fondamentale pour les sciences humaines et sociales
judithr
Local time: 21:02
English translation:social sphere
Explanation:
as in "structure of the social sphere"
difficult to know if suitable without more context, but is a definite possibility IMO


"The proposed research project is based on an approach taken from sociology of knowledge that focuses on the interdependency between semantics and the structure of the social sphere. "
http://dbs-lin.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/fg-religion/index.php?arti...

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"It might be noted, since it is pertinent to the colonial enterprise of bureaucratizing the world, the position that lawyers as a particular class have in shaping the hierarchical structure of the social sphere."
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=6&ved=0CEUQFjAF...
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Catharine Cellier-Smart
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3 +2social sphere
Catharine Cellier-Smart
4The structure of social worlds
Annie Sapucaia
4The social world
Sarita Jannin
3the social contextcc in nyc
3The social realm
Alan Douglas


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social sphere


Explanation:
as in "structure of the social sphere"
difficult to know if suitable without more context, but is a definite possibility IMO


"The proposed research project is based on an approach taken from sociology of knowledge that focuses on the interdependency between semantics and the structure of the social sphere. "
http://dbs-lin.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/fg-religion/index.php?arti...

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Note added at 27 mins (2011-09-23 08:08:43 GMT)
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"It might be noted, since it is pertinent to the colonial enterprise of bureaucratizing the world, the position that lawyers as a particular class have in shaping the hierarchical structure of the social sphere."
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=6&ved=0CEUQFjAF...

Catharine Cellier-Smart
Local time: 23:02
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agree  Roberta Beyer
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agree  philgoddard
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The social realm


Explanation:
Another option. In this example the author refers to the same 5 business model categories as mondes sociaux.

http://www.amazon.fr/Mondes-sociaux-lentreprise-Renaud-Sains...

La mondialisation et la concurrence doivent conduire les entreprises à rénover leur organisation afin de devenir de véritables sociétés humaines. La mobilisation des énergies collectives et individuelles de l'entreprise est une nécessité vitale pour que cette dernière parvienne à maintenir non seulement sa présence sur le marché, mais aussi son développement. Il devient donc important de construire une organisation qui puisse intégrer l'économique et le social, la discipline et l'initiative. L'entreprise avec une majuscule est une illusion. Il existe cinq mondes sociaux qui la conjuguent de diverses manières: duale, bureaucratique, modernisée, en crise ou communautaire, l'entreprise apparaît comme un univers différencié, traversé par des stratégies économiques et des traditions sociales et culturelles multiples…

Les auteurs proposent finalement une typologie des modèles d'entreprises (duale, bureaucratique, modernisée, en crise ou communautaire) qui incite à conclure qu'il n'y a plus aujourd'hui de modèle dominant et stable sur une longue période. Certes, ces résultats relèvent d'observations déjà anciennes, mais ils témoignent de l'hétérogénéité des modes de gestions des hommes, du tâtonnement des entreprises, de ce que certains appellent le zapping managérial. Ils permettent de mieux comprendre la montée actuelle de la conflictualité à l'occasion de la négociation sur le temps de travail.


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See also:

http://understandingsociety.blogspot.com/2010/01/what-exists...

Alan Douglas
France
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the social context


Explanation:
IMO

cc in nyc
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The social world


Explanation:
Simply the social world.

See the book - Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World, Brief Edition, by Steve Barkan

or

The social world lacks both properties. Component social mechanisms and processes are only loosely similar to each other in different instances; for example, "fealty" works somewhat differently in France, England, and Japan. http://understandingsociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/social-theo...



Sarita Jannin
Local time: 21:02
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Richard Nice: it's the plural and it is not so certain the plural is as acceptable as the singular. Personally I think it is, but you don't address this.
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The structure of social worlds


Explanation:
In this case, you could say social worlds - social spheres would be acceptable, too. It's a very broad term, so I think there are a few possibilities, but I would go with social worlds.

Annie Sapucaia
Local time: 16:02
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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