Glossary Social Work

Glossary of Social Work




Subject: Basic English
Teacher: María del Carmen Toledano Buendía

Jose Luís Hernández Yanes
David Hernández Padilla
Alejandra Luís Casimiro
Antonio Linares Fumero


|ABORTION |
|Pronunciation |/ə’bɔ:rʃən / |
|Grammar|Noun |
|Definition |Termination of pregnancy before the fetus has developed enough to survive outside the woman’s body. The|
| |term usually refers to a deliberate procedure to end the pregnancy. However, many pregnancies are lost |
||through natural or spontaneous abortions, in which the woman’s body the fetus. |
|Example |The girl abortion when was pregnant 2 months. |
|(Possible) Derivatives |Abort |
|Translation|Aborto provocado |


|ABUSE |
|Pronunciation |([pic]-by[pic]z[pic]) |
|Grammar |Verb ||Definition |To force to have sexual activity. |
|Example |My boyfriend abused me. |
|(Possible) Derivatives |Abuser ||Translation |Abusar |


|ACCOUNTAN |
|Pronunciation |[ [pic]-koun[pic]t[pic]nt ] |
|Grammar |Noun|
|Definition |One that keeps, audits, and inspects the financial records of individuals or business concerns and |
| |prepares financial and tax reports. |
|Example |This boy is accountan.|
|(Possible) Derivatives |Accountancy |
|Translation |Contable |


|ACTIVISM |
|Pronunciation |/'æktɪvɪsm/|
|Grammar |Noun |
|Definition |Planned behavior designed to achieve social or political objectives through activities such as |
| |consciousness-raising, developing acoalition, leading voter registration drives and political |
| |campaigns, producing publicity, and taking other actions to influence social change. See also political|
| |activism. |
|Example |Many organizations activism abuse....