Social

The adjective social, of French social and Latin socialis is a synonym for " social " and " charitable, helpful, merciful " in a broad sense to.

Colloquial use

In everyday language, "social" means the terms of a person to one or more other persons; this includes the ability ( mostly ) a person to care for others, to be able to empathize. But it also means to help others and not just think about yourself. Numerous shadings consist, for example, to inferiors to be magnanimous or affable, towards inferiors chivalrous towards equality and non- equals helpful, courteous, tactful and responsible. Antisocial acts in this sense, who all feel as unimportant. Asozial (often with absprechendem connotation ) is who ( almost) unconnected, on the edge ' of society lives, who to include in it not ' with her can.

Trade -tongue use

• The sociology - the "science of the social" - is concerned with the social nature of a society and its social structure. The social pedagogy is concerned with educational einschlägigem social action and behavior.
• Numerous sociological and socio-educational terms containing the word "social" with it, for example, " social role " over the " role " on the stage.

The term social is also used in the following fields:

• Biology: for the purposes of cooperation between individuals (see State (biology) ).
• Organizational nature: mostly in the " liberal professions " of which the concept of mergers is derived, for example, a " law firm ").
• Politics: Political central problems or problem complexes, which need to be treated over a long period are often referred to as the " social question ".
• Policy coming from the vernacular ago, but also based on political lessons (for example, on the socialism) as a target, lead by certain parties in the name, such as ( in alphabetical order): Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU )
• Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS )
• Social Democratic Party of Germany ( SPD)
• Social Democratic Party of Austria ( SPÖ)