Key terms & definitions

Attitudes and actions of people outside government, including neighbours, workers, traders and crowds, towards migrants.

A strike begun without the formal authorisation of the workers’ trade union leadership.

Looking after or helping someone who needs support without receiving wages for doing so.

Household work, such as cleaning, cooking and caring, carried out without wages.

A unit written without a prefix, such as metre, gram or joule. It can provide a convenient intermediate step when converting between prefixed units.

Beliefs about how family members or relationships should behave that overlook the difficulties and variation found in real family life.

A crime brought to police attention that does not enter police-recorded crime statistics.

A narrative account whose accuracy or interpretation the reader has reason to question, for example because of self-interest or limited understanding.

A speaker whose account cannot be accepted without questioning their biases, motives or interpretation of events.

A voice whose account or judgements cannot be accepted uncritically because they are distorted, misleading or limited.

A crime that is not brought to the attention of the police.

Data or a sample that does not accurately reflect the wider population being studied.

A sample that does not reflect the relevant characteristics of its population.

Love that is not returned by the person who receives it.

The UN General Assembly resolution adopted on 29 November 1947 proposing Jewish and Arab states in Palestine, with Jerusalem under international administration.

United Nations Security Council resolution adopted on 22 November 1967, calling for Israeli withdrawal from occupied territories alongside recognition of states’ right to live in peace and security.

Attacking shipping in a declared war zone without warning, including neutral ships.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency, which provided relief for Palestinian refugees.

A molecule containing a carbon–carbon double bond, so it has fewer hydrogen atoms than the corresponding alkane.

Fat containing fatty acids with at least one carbon–carbon double bond. It includes monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats.

A hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon–carbon double bond.

The United Nations Special Commission, established in 1991 to carry out weapons inspections and oversee the elimination of Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction.

A character who does not appear on stage but whose actions or experiences influence the drama.

A passage that you have not studied beforehand and must interpret using the information provided and its own details.

A poem encountered without having studied it beforehand; its printed text provides the evidence for your interpretation.

An examination text that you have not studied during the course.

A binary representation of a non-negative whole number in which no bit is used to indicate a negative sign.

An integer represented without a positive or negative sign; all its bits contribute to a non-negative value.

Action rooted in harmful states such as greed, hatred or ignorance, which contributes to suffering.

Morally unwholesome thought or conduct associated with greed, hatred and delusion.