social attitudes
1social attitudes — Although Spanish society is not fundamentally different from other western European societies it does have certain distinctive characteristics. One of the most obvious is the Spaniards love of nightlife. This is not simply a matter of climate …
2British Social Attitudes Survey — The British Social Attitudes survey is the leading social research survey in Britain and is produced by the National Centre for Social Research.Each year around 3,300 randomly selected adults are asked to give their views on an extensive range of …
3Social judgment theory — (SJT) is a persuasion theory proposed by Muzafer Sherif and Carl Hovland (1961). OverviewArising out of the socio psychological tradition, SJT is a theory that focuses on the internal processes of an individual’s judgment with relation to a… …
4Social engineering (political science) — Social engineering is a concept in political science that refers to efforts to influence popular attitudes and social behavior on a large scale, whether by governments or private groups. In the political arena the counterpart of social… …
5Social research — refers to research conducted by social scientists (primarily within sociology and social psychology), but also within other disciplines such as social policy, human geography, political science, social anthropology and education. Sociologists and …
6Social development — is a process which results in the transformation of social structures in a manner which improves the capacity of the society to fulfill its aspirations. Society develops by consciousness and social consciousness develops by organization. The… …
7Social Trends — is a major British social and economic survey. It is produced annually by the Office for National Statistics in the United Kingdom. It gathers social and economic data from many governmental and other sources to form a comprehensive picture of… …
8social psychology — the psychological study of social behavior, esp. of the reciprocal influence of the individual and the group with which the individual interacts. [1905 10] * * * Branch of psychology concerned with the personality, attitudes, motivations, and… …
9social — [[t]so͟ʊʃ(ə)l[/t]] ♦ socials 1) ADJ: ADJ n Social means relating to society or to the way society is organized. ...the worst effects of unemployment, low pay and other social problems. ...long term social change. ...the acceptance that social… …
10social disorganization — noun : a state of society characterized by the breakdown of effective social control resulting in a lack of functional integration between groups, conflicting social attitudes, and personal maladjustment * * * Sociol. disruption or breakdown of… …
