social environment

American  

noun

Sociology.

1. the environment developed by humans as contrasted with the natural environment; society as a whole, especially in its relation to the individual.

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Usage

What is a social environment? A person’s 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 surroundings—all 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.

Example Sentences

The data also suggests that the majority of golfers visit simulators to analyse their swings, have golf lessons, or play certain trophy holes in a social environment rather than to play a full round.

From BBC

One well-known study into Nazi-era education found that school-based indoctrination could have long-lasting effects, particularly when reinforced by the wider social environment.

From BBC

“In group texts, or that kind of social environment, ideas can get a bit out of hand because no one acknowledges financial constraints,” Thompson says.

From MarketWatch

Overall around 3,000 attendees are expected from the business world, including 850 CEOs or board chairs, as well as social, environment and labour activists.

From Barron's

Children who adapted more healthily may have "had a social environment that was very protective, maybe the parents were able to shield them, maybe they had close friendships, relationships, maybe they have access to school, all those external things that sort of buffer the negative impact of war exposure."

From BBC