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Social refers to the interaction of people and other organisms with each other, and to their collective co-existence.

Social may also refer to:

Social science and economics

• Social network, a theoretical concept referring to a social structure made up of individuals or organizations

• Social ownership, ownership of the means of production by society as a whole

• Social structure, patterns of social arrangements in society

• Social system, a patterned network of interrelationships between individuals, groups and institutions that makes up a coherent whole

• Relating to Socialism, the society-wide ownership and coordination of production and resource allocation

Politics and public policy

• Social policy, policies concerning the welfare of economically and socially-disadvantaged members of society;
• Social security
• Social housing
• Relating to the social welfare of a population;

Culture and media

• Social media, as in e.g. "What's our social strategy?"
• The Heavenly Social, also known as "The Social", a chain of venues owned by Heavenly Records
• The Social (Irish TV series), fronted by Craig Doyle
• The Social (Canadian TV series), a Canadian daytime television talk show
• a 2013 social cognitive neuroscience book, Social: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Connect by Matthew Lieberman
• The Social, a venue run by the Beacham Theatre in Orlando, Florida

Other uses

• A party or other social event

See also

• Social activity (disambiguation)
• Social network (disambiguation)
• All pages with titles containing social
• All pages with titles beginning with social