expectancies — n. hope, anticipation … English contemporary dictionary
Life expectancy — This article is about the measure of remaining life. For the Dean Koontz novel, see Life Expectancy (novel). For List of countries by life expectancy, see List of countries by life expectancy. Life expectancy is the expected (in the statistical… … Wikipedia
Expectancy violations theory — sees communication as the exchange of information that is high in relational content and can be used to violate the expectations of another, who will perceive the exchange either positively or negatively depending on the liking between the two… … Wikipedia
Correspondent inference theory — is a psychological theory proposed by Edward E. Jones and Keith Davis that systematically accounts for a perceiver s inferences about what an actor was trying to achieve by a particular action. [1] Contents 1 Attributing intention 2 Non Common… … Wikipedia
Copyright Term Extension Act — Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act Full title To amend the provisions of title 17, United States Code, with respect to the duration of copyright, and for other purposes. Acronym CTEA Enacted by the 105th United States Congress … Wikipedia
Life settlement — A life settlement is a financial transaction in which a life insurance policy owner possessing an unneeded or unwanted life insurance policy sells the policy (at fair market value) to a third party for more than the cash surrender value offered… … Wikipedia
Identity negotiation — refers to the processes though which people reach agreements regarding “who is who” in their relationships. Once these agreements are reached, people are expected to remain faithful to the identities they have agreed to assume. The process of… … Wikipedia
Language expectancy theory — (LET) is a language based theory of persuasion [M. Burgoon and Miller, 1985; M. Burgoon, Hunsaker Dawson, 1994; M. Burgoon, Jones Stewart, 1975)] . The theory looks at the effects of linguistic variations on persuasive messages. It is based on… … Wikipedia
life-expectancy — The number of further years of life a person can expect at a given age. The measure is calculated from a life table , and since it is expressed as an average for persons of that age and sex in a country, depends upon prevailing (current) levels… … Dictionary of sociology
Social Security (United States) — This article is about the retirement/disability program. For the general concept of providing welfare, see Social security. For other uses, see Social Security (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
