social dynamics

American  

noun

Sociology.

1. the study of social processes, especially social change.

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Etymology

Origin of social dynamics

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

While scholars in recent years have enriched our understanding of the political and social dynamics that underlaid what was in many ways a Vietnamese civil war, the U.S. military invasion that accompanied the internecine fighting between communist-led revolutionaries seeking to reunify a divided Vietnam and the anticommunist Vietnamese who opposed them turned what might have been a mostly Vietnamese conflict into one of major global significance.

From Slate

Swift, however, puts a face to the shifting social dynamics between men and women that these tangible gains have allowed.

From Salon

“I don’t justify the violence, but I think it can be explained through social dynamics,” he said, adding that years of inequality in education, health and social issues had taken their toll.

From BBC

Our research reveals the social dynamics at play in do-it-yourself ordering and we believe offers valuable implications for designing a more effective and customer-friendly self-service process.

From Salon

"They definitely seem to be attuned to the changing social dynamics in their environment, which is somewhat unexpected given that they were domesticated from asocial species. I would not feel comfortable speculating about love and grief at this point. I think it is safe to say that they can form attachments where they respond to the loss of an attachment figure."

From Salon