Social Characteristics:

Synonym: general social development and population, sociology.

Terms Related to Social Characteristics

• Social Desirability

  A personality trait rendering the individual acceptable in social or interpersonal relations. It is related to social acceptance, social approval, popularity, social status, leadership qualities, ...

• Social Science

  Disciplines concerned with the interrelationships of individuals in a social environment including social organizations and institutions. Includes Sociology and Anthropology.

• Therapeutic Social Club

  Organizations which provide an environment encouraging social interactions through group activities or individual relationships especially for the purpose of rehabilitating or supporting patients, individuals with ...

• Social Disorganization

  A state of social disorganization and demoralization in society which is largely the result of disharmony between cultural goals and the means for attaining them. ...

• Taboo

  Any negative tradition or behavior that is generally regarded as harmful to social welfare and forbidden within a cultural or social group.

• Social Dominance

  Social structure of a group as it relates to the relative social rank of dominance status of its members. (APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, ...