SOCIAL MALADJUSTMENT
1. The inability to develop a satisfying relationship. 2. A lack of social finesse and tact. 3. A breakdown in…
SOCIAL MATURITY SCALE
a scale that measures the degree to which a person performs in age appropriate behaviour. Such behaviours are primarily concerned…
SOCIAL MOBILITY
Social mobility is the extent to a society permitting and encouraging change in social class, status or social roles. Read…
SOCIAL MOVEMENT
the deliberate and organised effort of people and groups to seek change or to resist change. This emerges and operates…
SOCIAL NETWORK
These are the relationships we have with other people and groups in society.
SOCIAL NORMS
These norms prescribe the appropriate way to respond in social situations but also that which should be avoided. They apply…
SOCIAL ORDER
1. The institutions, structures and organising principles that are used to maintain society. See social organisation. 2. A stable and…
SOCIAL PERCEPTION
Social perception is basically is a person's awareness of social phenomena and the ability to infer motives and values from…
SOCIAL PHYSIQUE ANXIETY
an anxiety manifest about we think other people will perceive us by our physical appearance.
SOCIAL PLANNING
Social planning is the development of plans and strategies in areas of education, public health and social services with the…
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
Social psychology is the study of how a person's thoughts, feelings and actions are affected by the presence of other…
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY OF THE EXPERIMENT
a study of ways that the participant and the experimenter relate and operate.
SOCIAL PYRAMID
a hierarchic distribution of power seen in social structures that are in a pyramid shape. Power is given to a…
SOCIAL QUOTIENT
the ratio seen between chronological age and social age. Have a look on vineland social maturity scale for more clarity.
SOCIAL REHABILITATION
1. The achievement of a higher level of social functioning in people with mental disorders or disabilities. 2. Achievement of…
SOCIAL REINFORCEMENT
a positive interpersonal stimulus like verbal praise, smile, touch or a sign of approval. Compare social punishment. See reinforcement.
SOCIAL REPRESSION
Social repression is the act of controlling, subduing or suppressing people, groups and larger social aggregations by interpersonal means. Techniques…
SOCIAL RESISTANCE
1. Group opposition to economic, political and social actions and policies of a society or government. 2. The subgroup opposition…