social process

American  

noun

Sociology.

1. the means by which culture and social organization change or are preserved.

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Example Sentences

“It’s disappointing, but I understand that social processes are like this,” he said.

From New York Times

The researchers also say sustainable innovation must be linked to social processes.

From Science Daily

Researchers are increasingly seeing bereavement as a social process, Prigerson said, and as social beings, people look to others for comfort and solace.

From Salon

As for why UFOs and their alleged occupants enthrall the public, I've found that normal human perceptual and social processes explain UFO buzz as much as anything up in the sky.

From Salon

Stigma describes a social process through which a particular group or phenomenon is rejected and excluded.

From Scientific American