social function
Organized public gathering
A social function is a gathering or event with a formal or semi-formal character—a reception, banquet, charity gala, or office party: The ambassador attended several social functions that week.
The term emphasizes the event's role in maintaining relationships and obligations rather than pure enjoyment.
In sociology, social function refers to the purpose a practice or institution serves in maintaining social order.
- governmentAuthority over a state
- partyGathering for celebration
- dinner partyHosted meal with guests
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
celebration · economy · ritual · conflict resolution · folklore · school · family unit · altruism · empathy · ceremony · cooperation · storytelling · education system · gathering · block party · potluck dinner · book club · support group
- functionalismMerton, Durkheim, Malinowski
- medical outcomessurvival rate, cure rate, mortality, death rate, remission
social functionsolitude
State of being alone
isolation · seclusion · alone time · hermitage · withdrawal
social, function, socialize, socialization, socialized, socializing, socialism, socialist, socialistic