Items

• self-reliance

  Capacity for independent decision-making/resource management.
• severity index

  Scale measuring condition/problem intensity/impact.
• sex

  Biological characteristics distinguishing male/female/intersex.
• sexual abuse

  Non-consensual sexual contact/exploitation.
• sexual orientation

  Enduring pattern of emotional/sexual attraction.
• sexuality

  Integrated aspects of sex/gender/orientation/intimacy.
• shelter

  Emergency housing for homeless/at-risk individuals.
• sheltered employment

  Protected work settings for disabled/barriers-to-employment.
• short term intervention

  Brief, focused service addressing immediate crises/needs.
• single parent

  One adult raising dependent child(ren) household.
• skill

  Learned proficiency/competence through training/practice.
• social action

  Collective efforts challenging injustice/power structures.
• social assistance

  Government aid for basic needs/economic hardship.
• social capital

  Networks/trust facilitating community cooperation.
• social change

  Transformation of societal structures/norms/behaviors.
• social constructivism

  Knowledge shaped through social interaction/language.
• social development

  Planned interventions improving individual/community well-being.
• social exclusion

  Systematic denial of rights/resources/participation.
• social functioning

  Effective role performance within environmental demands.
• social grant

  Government cash transfers targeting vulnerable groups.
• social justice

  Fair distribution of resources/opportunities/dignity.
• social policy

  Government strategies addressing welfare/population needs.
• social relief of distress (SRD)

  South African temporary crisis cash assistance.
• social security

  Public programs protecting against life risks.
• social stability

  Society's orderly, predictable functioning.