social servicen.

Brit.

/ˌsəʊʃl ˈsəːvɪs/, U.S.

/ˌsoʊʃəl ˈsərvəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: social adj., service n.¹

Etymology: < social adj. + service n.¹

a. Usually in plural. A service provided or undertaken for the benefit of the community, esp. one provided by the state, as education, health care, housing, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [noun] > social service provided by (local) government

social service1933

1761 J. Edmonds Illustr. Wisdom & Equity of Indulgent Providence ix. 152 If they render the Possessor of greater Weight in his good Example..; or, of more extended Influence in social Services..; they may then turn to some laudable Account.

1769 A. Hall Humble Attempt exhib. Scriptural View Gospel-church xxiii. 248 It is not good for man, who is formed for social services and happiness, to be alone.

1856 in F. Hunt Worth & Wealth 356 He has..been accustomed to render important social services to Americans.

1866 Times 28 May 11/1 Where there is room for so many social services every work of supererogation is to be deprecated.

1933 J. Buchan Prince of Captivity ii. iii. 230 He is not prepared to go back on our social services... All parties go on sluicing out..new benefits from the public funds.

1945 Ann. Reg. 1944 i. 82 The basic principle that compensation of workmen for industrial injury should be made a public social service.

1976 Times 22 July 16/1 There is more demand to cut taxes than to expand social services.

2001 E. Huber & J. D. Stephens Devel. & Crisis of Welfare State iii. 43 Core social services such as health and education will be publicly funded.

b. In plural (with plural or singular agreement). Frequently with capital initials. A government agency or department which provides such services.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > government department or agency > [noun] > with specific responsibility

intelligence office1659

custom house1661

secret service1737

home department1782

home office1790

War Department1797

port authority1851

W.D.1855

welfare department1904

welfare1928

social services1968

1968 Times 5 Aug. 7/4 This is the finding of an investigation undertaken in 1966 for the Population Investigation Committee, by Social Services.

1978 Washington Post (Nexis) 25 Feb. b1 Social services came and put the children in a foster home and placed him in a state mental health center.

1991 L. Shorten Without Reserve v. 123 Marjorie is a trouble-maker as far as Social Services is concerned.

2001 Community Care 13 Dec. 15/1 Social services are being urged to consider placing looked-after children with grandparents and other relatives as an alternative to fostering or residential care.

2. Service to society or for the benefit of other people, esp. philanthropic work on behalf of the poor or underprivileged.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [noun] > social service or work

human service1708

social service1795

social work1847

sociolatry1854

welfare work1903

1795 J. Fawcett Serm. 57 God has given strength to the strong,..to render them capable of protection and social service.

1852 J. S. Mill Let. 20 Mar. (1910) I. v. 169 Scientific inquiry into the production and distribution of wealth, as a branch of social service.

1890 W. James Princ. Psychol. I. xiv. 599 The other social affections, Benevolence, Conscientiousness, Ambition, etc., arise in like manner by the transfer of the bodily pleasure experienced as a reward for social service.

1926 E. Hemingway Sun also Rises ix. 85 ‘I rather thought it would be good for him.’ ‘You might take up social service.’ ‘Don't be nasty.’

1977 R. L. Wolff Gains & Losses vii. 404 Sublimation of doubt in sex, social service among the poor as a substitute for faith..we shall encounter them again and again in..novels of doubt.

2007 Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey) (Nexis) 9 Apr. 14 The time has come for Americans..to become aware that true service in our society rests not on military service but social service.

Compounds

C1. General attributive (with first element in singular form), as social service cut, social service work, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [adjective] > relating to social service

social1783

social service1894

1894 Times 25 Oct. 12/2 The organizing committee of the conference include representatives of the..the Social Service Union, the Church Army, and the Agricultural Banks Association.

1900 J. P. Smyth (title) Social service ideals.

1932 Bombay Chron. 20 Dec. 5 The work of the Social Service League has been good all round.

1956 F. Lafitte in A. Pryce-Jones New Outl. Mod. Knowl. 574 Britain's heavy heritage of obsolescent social-service buildings.

a1974 R. Crossman Diaries (1976) II. 444 He made an immensely demagogic speech saying that we'd spent more on social services than the Tories in their last three years, denying there was any question of social-service cuts.

1996 P. T. Phillips Kingdom on Earth iii. 104 In Britain professionalism also came to be more important in social service work.

C2. General attributive (with first element in plural form), as social services department, etc.

ΚΠ

1914 Econ. Jrnl. 24 91 The ‘Social Services’ expense (Education, Old-age Pensions, Labour Exchanges, and Insurance Commissions) [has increased] about 30½ millions.

1927 Times 28 Apr. 14/7 This is to be dealt with by the Social Services Committee.

1956 C. Jeffries Colonial Office iii. viii. 111 In 1938 a separate Social Services Department was hived off to make a third section of the General Division.

1976 Derbyshire Times 3 Sept. (Peak ed.) 1/1 The party was from a Social Services home in Wartsones Road, Wolverhampton.

1998 M. Hirsch & D. Powell in C. Williams et al. Social Work & Minorities vii. 117 Social Services projects, such as employing minority ethnic social workers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	social service
释义	social servicen. Brit. /ˌsəʊʃl ˈsəːvɪs/, U.S. /ˌsoʊʃəl ˈsərvəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: social adj., service n.¹ Etymology: < social adj. + service n.¹ 1. a. Usually in plural. A service provided or undertaken for the benefit of the community, esp. one provided by the state, as education, health care, housing, etc. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [noun] > social service provided by (local) government social service1933 1761 J. Edmonds Illustr. Wisdom & Equity of Indulgent Providence ix. 152 If they render the Possessor of greater Weight in his good Example..; or, of more extended Influence in social Services..; they may then turn to some laudable Account. 1769 A. Hall Humble Attempt exhib. Scriptural View Gospel-church xxiii. 248 It is not good for man, who is formed for social services and happiness, to be alone. 1856 in F. Hunt Worth & Wealth 356 He has..been accustomed to render important social services to Americans. 1866 Times 28 May 11/1 Where there is room for so many social services every work of supererogation is to be deprecated. 1933 J. Buchan Prince of Captivity ii. iii. 230 He is not prepared to go back on our social services... All parties go on sluicing out..new benefits from the public funds. 1945 Ann. Reg. 1944 i. 82 The basic principle that compensation of workmen for industrial injury should be made a public social service. 1976 Times 22 July 16/1 There is more demand to cut taxes than to expand social services. 2001 E. Huber & J. D. Stephens Devel. & Crisis of Welfare State iii. 43 Core social services such as health and education will be publicly funded. b. In plural (with plural or singular agreement). Frequently with capital initials. A government agency or department which provides such services. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > government department or agency > [noun] > with specific responsibility intelligence office1659 custom house1661 secret service1737 home department1782 home office1790 War Department1797 port authority1851 W.D.1855 welfare department1904 welfare1928 social services1968 1968 Times 5 Aug. 7/4 This is the finding of an investigation undertaken in 1966 for the Population Investigation Committee, by Social Services. 1978 Washington Post (Nexis) 25 Feb. b1 Social services came and put the children in a foster home and placed him in a state mental health center. 1991 L. Shorten Without Reserve v. 123 Marjorie is a trouble-maker as far as Social Services is concerned. 2001 Community Care 13 Dec. 15/1 Social services are being urged to consider placing looked-after children with grandparents and other relatives as an alternative to fostering or residential care. 2. Service to society or for the benefit of other people, esp. philanthropic work on behalf of the poor or underprivileged. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [noun] > social service or work human service1708 social service1795 social work1847 sociolatry1854 welfare work1903 1795 J. Fawcett Serm. 57 God has given strength to the strong,..to render them capable of protection and social service. 1852 J. S. Mill Let. 20 Mar. (1910) I. v. 169 Scientific inquiry into the production and distribution of wealth, as a branch of social service. 1890 W. James Princ. Psychol. I. xiv. 599 The other social affections, Benevolence, Conscientiousness, Ambition, etc., arise in like manner by the transfer of the bodily pleasure experienced as a reward for social service. 1926 E. Hemingway Sun also Rises ix. 85 ‘I rather thought it would be good for him.’ ‘You might take up social service.’ ‘Don't be nasty.’ 1977 R. L. Wolff Gains & Losses vii. 404 Sublimation of doubt in sex, social service among the poor as a substitute for faith..we shall encounter them again and again in..novels of doubt. 2007 Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey) (Nexis) 9 Apr. 14 The time has come for Americans..to become aware that true service in our society rests not on military service but social service. Compounds C1. General attributive (with first element in singular form), as social service cut, social service work, etc. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [adjective] > relating to social service social1783 social service1894 1894 Times 25 Oct. 12/2 The organizing committee of the conference include representatives of the..the Social Service Union, the Church Army, and the Agricultural Banks Association. 1900 J. P. Smyth (title) Social service ideals. 1932 Bombay Chron. 20 Dec. 5 The work of the Social Service League has been good all round. 1956 F. Lafitte in A. Pryce-Jones New Outl. Mod. Knowl. 574 Britain's heavy heritage of obsolescent social-service buildings. a1974 R. Crossman Diaries (1976) II. 444 He made an immensely demagogic speech saying that we'd spent more on social services than the Tories in their last three years, denying there was any question of social-service cuts. 1996 P. T. Phillips Kingdom on Earth iii. 104 In Britain professionalism also came to be more important in social service work. C2. General attributive (with first element in plural form), as social services department, etc. ΚΠ 1914 Econ. Jrnl. 24 91 The ‘Social Services’ expense (Education, Old-age Pensions, Labour Exchanges, and Insurance Commissions) [has increased] about 30½ millions. 1927 Times 28 Apr. 14/7 This is to be dealt with by the Social Services Committee. 1956 C. Jeffries Colonial Office iii. viii. 111 In 1938 a separate Social Services Department was hived off to make a third section of the General Division. 1976 Derbyshire Times 3 Sept. (Peak ed.) 1/1 The party was from a Social Services home in Wartsones Road, Wolverhampton. 1998 M. Hirsch & D. Powell in C. Williams et al. Social Work & Minorities vii. 117 Social Services projects, such as employing minority ethnic social workers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1761
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