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Social Responsibility
MeSH Descriptor Data 2024
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MeSH Heading
Social Responsibility
Tree Number(s)
F01.829.500.760
K01.752.566.869
Unique ID
D012941
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012941
Scope Note
The obligations and accountability assumed in carrying out actions or ideas on behalf of others.
Entry Term(s)
Accountability
Communitarianism
Future Generations
Obligation, Social
Obligations to Society
Responsibility, Social
Social Accountability
Public MeSH Note
78
History Note
78
Date Established
1978/01/01
Date of Entry
1977/04/22
Revision Date
2015/06/23
No Qualifiers
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Psychology, Social [F01.829]
Morals [F01.829.500]
Conscience [F01.829.500.359]
Moral Development [F01.829.500.679]
Moral Status [F01.829.500.720]
Social Responsibility [F01.829.500.760]
Moral Obligations [F01.829.500.760.500]
Virtues [F01.829.500.840]
Humanities [K01]
Philosophy [K01.752]
Morals [K01.752.566]
Conscience [K01.752.566.359]
Ethics [K01.752.566.479]
Moral Development [K01.752.566.739]
Social Responsibility [K01.752.566.869]
Environmental Justice [K01.752.566.869.250]
Moral Obligations [K01.752.566.869.500]
Virtues [K01.752.566.934]
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Social Responsibility
Preferred
Concept UI
M0020045
Scope Note
The obligations and accountability assumed in carrying out actions or ideas on behalf of others.
Terms
Social Responsibility
Preferred Term
Term UI
T038109
Date
01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1978)
Responsibility, Social
Term UI
T038108
Date
04/20/1977
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
UNK (19XX)
Obligations to Society
Narrower
Concept UI
M0020043
Terms
Obligations to Society
Preferred Term
Term UI
T038106
Date
04/20/1977
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
Social Accountability
Narrower
Concept UI
M0020044
Terms
Social Accountability
Preferred Term
Term UI
T038107
Date
04/20/1977
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2002)
Obligation, Social
Narrower
Concept UI
M0020042
Terms
Obligation, Social
Preferred Term
Term UI
T038104
Date
04/20/1977
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
UNK (19XX)
Accountability
Broader
Concept UI
M0405184
Scope Note
Responsibility for explaining or justifying one's conduct to the public or to one's superiors. (Bioethics Thesaurus)
Terms
Accountability
Preferred Term
Term UI
T470573
Date
11/20/2001
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
Future Generations
Related
Concept UI
M0413909
Scope Note
Individuals not yet in existence to whom obligations may be owed.
Terms
Future Generations
Preferred Term
Term UI
T481300
Date
02/08/2002
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
Communitarianism
Related
Concept UI
M0413995
Scope Note
A movement in social thought that emphasizes the responsibilities of the individual within the larger community.
Terms
Communitarianism
Preferred Term
Term UI
T481429
Date
02/11/2002
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
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