Public policy degreesPublic policy degrees, public administration degrees and public affairs degrees are graduate master's and PhD level professional degrees or undergraduate bachelor's degree level academic majors, concentrations, and academic minors at research-intensive universities, offered by public policy schools. These include but are not limited to: PhD in Public Policy PhD in Policy Studies PhD in Policy Analysis PhD in Public Administration PhD in Political Economy and Government PhD in Social Policy Doctor of Public Administration (DPA) PhD in Political Science.
Social supportSocial support is the perception and actuality that one is cared for, has assistance available from other people, and most popularly, that one is part of a supportive social network. These supportive resources can be emotional (e.g., nurturance), informational (e.g., advice), or companionship (e.g., sense of belonging); tangible (e.g., financial assistance) or intangible (e.g., personal advice). Social support can be measured as the perception that one has assistance available, the actual received assistance, or the degree to which a person is integrated in a social network.
Jeu de rôle (activité ludique)Le jeu de rôle peut désigner les jeux (divertissement), basés sur l'interprétation de rôles (jeu de rôle), selon des règles de jeu. Ces jeux peuvent être distingués notamment selon leur médium ou support ; le jeu de rôle sur table qui est un jeu de société avec tous les joueurs autour de la même table, le jeu de rôle grandeur nature dans lequel les joueurs réalisent physiquement des actions de leur personnage, les formes de jeux vidéo basés sur le rôle et les formes de jeu de rôle utilisant les outils informatiques (forum, table virtuelle, courrier électronique).
Housing associationIn Ireland and the United Kingdom, housing associations are private, non-profit making organisations that provide low-cost "social housing" for people in need of a home. Any budget surplus is used to maintain existing housing and to help finance new homes and it cannot be used for personal benefit of directors or shareholders. Although independent, they are regulated by the state and commonly receive public funding. They are now the United Kingdom's major providers of new housing for rent, while many also run shared ownership schemes to help those who cannot afford to buy a home outright.
