social development
Learning social skills
Social development is the process by which people learn to interact with others and function within society.
In childhood psychology, it tracks how children acquire skills like sharing, cooperation, and empathy: Her social development is right on track for her age.
The term also describes broader societal progress—improvements in education, healthcare, and living standards across a population: The UN tracks social development indicators worldwide.
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- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- volunteerismUnpaid community assistance
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- inclusionBeing made part
grassroots · activism · empowerment · solidarity · partnership · collaboration · civic · participation
Notable points of progress
- cognitiveRelating to thinking
- emotionalShowing strong feelings
- psychosocialMind-society interaction domain
- infancyEarliest period of life
toddlerhood · adolescence · puberty · attachment · nurturing · parenting · play · language acquisition
Expected behavioral standards
- rolesPositions or functions held
- statusOne's relative position
- stratificationDivision into distinct levels
- institutionsEstablished organizations or practices
cohesion · mobility · demography · kinship · behavior · interaction · structure · agency
Basic physical systems
- healthcareOrganized provision of treatment
- educationSystematic development of mind
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- sustainabilityCapacity to endure indefinitely
urbanization · welfare · poverty reduction · inequality · gender equality · human rights · NGO · microfinance
neighborhood
Residential area nearby
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- volunteerismUnpaid community assistance
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
inclusion · grassroots · activism · empowerment · solidarity · partnership · collaboration · civic · participation · outreach
milestones
Notable points of progress
- cognitiveRelating to thinking
- emotionalShowing strong feelings
- psychosocialMind-society interaction domain
infancy · toddlerhood · adolescence · puberty · attachment · nurturing · parenting · play · language acquisition · motor skills
norms
Expected behavioral standards
- rolesPositions or functions held
- statusOne's relative position
- stratificationDivision into distinct levels
institutions · cohesion · mobility · demography · kinship · behavior · interaction · structure · agency · identity
infrastructure
Basic physical systems
- healthcareOrganized provision of treatment
- educationSystematic development of mind
- reformImprove by correcting faults
sustainability · urbanization · welfare · poverty reduction · inequality · gender equality · human rights · NGO · microfinance · foreign aid
customs
Traditional practices or import taxes
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
rituals · values · language · religion · cuisine · music · dance · art · literature · cultural exchange
- developmentgrowth, progress, advancement, expansion, improvement
- child developmentbaby, toddler, newborn, infancy, milestones
- governmentgovernment, ministries, legislature, judiciary, executive branch
- pediatric checkupswell-child visit, well visit, wellness visit, checkup, school physical
- social evolutioncultural evolution, Morgan, savagery, barbarism, civilization
- growthgrowth, grow, growing, growth rate, increase
social developmentcognitive development
Acquiring reasoning abilities over time
physical development · intellectual development · emotional development · language development · moral development
social developmentsocial withdrawal
Retreating from interpersonal contact
social isolation · antisocial behavior · desocialization · alienation · social exclusion
social developmentsocietal collapse
Disintegration of governing structures
social, society, development, association, developed, associated, antisocial, societies, unsocial