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social process

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noun

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


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I am referring to the collective social process which produced the revolution and was strengthened by it.

From Salon Feb. 17, 2020

“Language constantly changes. It’s a social process that can cause disruption,” said Thompson, a professor of anthropology and communication at the University of Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 16, 2018

Consider this extraordinary description he offers of a social process so multifaceted as neighborhood gentrification, which in urban areas like New York is far from a straightforwardly white phenomenon:

From New York Times Oct. 6, 2017

Ten years ago, cognitive neuroscience was skeptical about trying to localize any kind of social process in the brain.

From Scientific American May 18, 2011

True turning points exist, but they are nearly always the visible tip of a vast and highly complex social process.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

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