plural of social group

(social sciences) A class of people, based on social power, wealth or another criterion.

plural of social class

Interactive forms of media that allow users to interact with and publish to each other, generally by means of the Internet.

(sociology) One's position within a social hierarchy, one's social class along with any personal social advantages or disadvantages, one's value relative to society.

plural of social status

plural of social butterfly

(sociology) The degree to which, in a given society, an individual's, family's, or group's social status can change throughout the course of their life through a system of social hierarchy or stratification.

plural of social responsibility

The practice in otherwise free market capitalist economies in which the government steps in to bail out or otherwise subsidize weak or failing firms. A government attempting to transition from capitalism to socialism by this method takes control of the worst industries — the "lemons" — first, which undermines such an approach.