social process
way of interaction between individuals and groups
child abandonment
process of giving up one's child
social change
any significant alteration in societal order
relationship forming
formation of an interpersonal relationship
education
transmission of knowledge and skills
language contact
sociolinguistic process influencing language evolution
participation (in decisions)
inclusion of individuals and organizations in decision-making and opinion-forming processes
historical process
process
leveling
concept in philosophy
social reproduction
reproduction of social structures and systems
legal process
any formal notice or writ by a court obtaining jurisdiction over a person or property
legitimation
the process of making something acceptable and normative to a group
marginalisation
social phenomenon characterized by the exclusion of social groups from the economic, cultural and political life
radicalization
social process by which people arrive at extreme views
social action
means by wich a society acts upon itself to preserve its cohesion
social action
act which takes into account the actions and reactions of (other) individuals or agents
mate choice
process of selection a romantic or sexual partner
Rationalization
replacement of traditions, values, and emotions as motivators for behaviour with rational, calculated ones
social movement
loosely organized effort by a large group of people to achieve a particular set of goals
reform
large improvement of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory
customization
the act or process in which an individual or a group appropriates a product or practice of another culture and makes it their own
social mobility
mobility to move social classes
reminiscence
act of recollecting past experiences or events, e.g. by sharing stories with others
emergent democracy
phenomenon in which political structures form in environments of free expression
social procedure
procedure carried out by people in various areas of society
political process
Type of process
socialization
lifelong process of inheriting and disseminating norms, customs and ideologies
detachment
process of weakening an emotional bond or dependency, e.g. when children gain independence from their parents
social integration
social incorporation of outgroups
liberalization
in general, the relaxation of previous government restrictions
school adjustment
degree of school acculturation required or adaptations necessitated for the maximisation of the educational fit between students' characteristics and the nature of learning environments
informatization
extent by which a geographical area, an economy or a society is becoming information-based
Normalization
social process by which certain behavior becomes common or even the norm
community building
field of practices directed toward the creation or enhancement of community among individuals within a regional area or with a common need or interest
Social sharing of emotions
psychological phenomenon