Any control, either formal or informal, that is exerted by a group, especially by one's peers

Severe social disapproval of a person or behaviour.

(US, Canada) One who favors a specific set of social policies, generally including opposition to birth control, abortion rights, euthanasia, same-sex marriage, and sexual permissiveness, often based on a particular reading of Christian values.

(sociology) Use of numerical data to inform social programs.

present participle of social engineer

A voluntarily assumed obligation toward the good of society at large as opposed to the self alone.

The study of the larger world and the place of human society within it.

An individual's interpersonal relationships with people within their immediate surroundings or general public. / Those public activities performed in association with others for the purpose of pleasure.

cultural anthropology

A gregarious person who likes to attend parties and other social gatherings; a people person.