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social environment
noun
the environment developed by humans as contrasted with the natural environment; society as a whole, especially in its relation to the individual.
Example Sentences
āIf they don't have the right kind of social environment to start to untangle what has actually happened, that belief that emerges during the experience can keep them stuck into thinking they've really done something,ā Argyri explained.
Greenlandās social environment is also different from Denmarkās ā its Indigenous population, which has its own social mores, is larger as a proportion of the population, and residents are concentrated in the giant islandās southwest.
Primark boss Paul Marchant has resigned following an allegation by a female colleague about "his behaviour towards her in a social environment".
"It will also improve the social environment for communities, residents, businesses and visitors to these areas," he said.
Neuroscientist Michael Platt is one of those lucky scientists who has been able to study them for over a decade, particularly with a focus on how their social environment affects their brains, how they make decisions, and the genetic underpinnings of their social behavior.
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When To Use
A personās social environment is their society and all surroundings influenced in some way by humans. It includes all relationships, institutions, culture, and physical structures.The natural environment is the natural world around us: the ground, the trees, the air. The social environment is, collectively, all of the things that humans have overlaid on top of our world: our personal and societal relationships, our institutions, our cultures, and our physical surroundingsāall of the aspects and products of human activity and interaction.Sociologists, health researchers, and others study how the social environment shapes who we are and how we live, especially how individuals are affected by such factors.
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