“The new parks and gardens will be of great benefit to society.”
“Final exams are the evilest, cruelest, and most malicious event ever crafted by society.”
“Spirituality and community welfare are two of the most important values for the folk of this society.”
social
A festive gathering to foster introductions.
(Canadian Prairies) A dance held to raise money for a couple to be married.
(Britain, colloquial) (with definite article) Abbreviation of social security, referring to the UK state welfare system, or of related terms such as Social Security Office or Social Security Benefit.
“There will be a social next week where our new members can introduce themselves to the rest of the group.”
socialism
any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods
a system of social and economic equality in which there is no private property
a system or condition of society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state
(Marxism) The intermediate phase of social development between capitalism and full communism in Marxist theory in which the state has control of the means of production.
Any of a group of later political philosophies such democratic socialism and social democracy which do not envisage the need for full state ownership of the means of production nor transition to full communism, and which are typically based on principles of community decision making, social equality and the avoidance of economic and social exclusion, with economic policy giving first preference to community goals over individual ones.
(U.S. politics, colloquial) any left-wing ideology, government regulations, or policies promoting a welfare state, nationalisation, or land reform.
“But the sociogenesis of the concept of responsibility is not visible in handbooks and studies of morality in the past, because almost all authors tend to project present-day language usage onto the pastg.”
“Sociometry and sociogenesis of colonies of the fire ant Solenopsis invicta during one annual cycle.”
The study of society, human socialinteraction and the rules and processes that bind and separate people not only as individuals, but as members of associations, groups and institutions
“Behavioral ecology is a naturalistic perspective somewhat similar to sociobiology.”
“However, evolutionary psychology differs from sociobiology in a number of fundamental ways.”
“Identifying the communicative interactions among workers that regulate polyethism remains as a central challenge to insect sociobiology.”
sociorobotics
A field of research dealing with the implications, complexities and design of the socialbehaviours and interactions of robots (with each other and with humans).
“For this reasons, in some circles the term sociometry refers to a form of therapy related to psychodrama.”
“A simple example of applied sociometry is to have group members make a selection on the basis of a simple, non-threatening criterion.”
“The use of sociometry in the classroom is to find the best relationships between students and to see how children see themselves within the social construct of education.”
“Horvath is a variationist sociolinguist whose work on Australian English is internationally recognized for its comprehensiveness and methodological acuity.”
“In this sense, he was a socialist par excellence. He upheld the ideal of social justice and would strive to secure a more equitable distribution of national wealth.”
“Through semi-annual interviews, researchers collected data on drug use history, sociodemographics, and drug use and sexual behavior within the last 6 months.”
“The birth atmosphere in the environment of the mother-to-be and the newly born should radiate with sociableness and comfort and human warmth.”
“By its deepest nature, education is a peaceful approach, and only in peace it can develop intelligence, sociableness and love to their highest levels.”
“The trait of sociableness has been observed since the earliest philosophers, and reflects both man's dependence on other people for his subsistence and development, and his vocation to deeper communion.”
“What follows is a brief spectroscopic analysis of our varied modern socialisms.”
“In any case, there were plenty of socialisms to choose from.”
“There were the African socialisms of Kwame Nkrumah's Ghana and Julius Nyerere's Tanzania, the Chinese socialism of Mao Zedong, the Cuban socialism of Fidel Castro, or the Yugoslav socialism of Josip Broz Tito.”