“Social” is an adjective formed from the noun “society” - “society”. In modern Russian, there are many terms that are somehow related to the word "social": social status, social responsibility, social security, social psychology ... This list goes on. Most of its elements firmly entered the everyday life of modern man, but it is impossible to figure out what they mean if you do not know the meaning of the concept of “social” itself.
Main meaning
As mentioned earlier, "social" comes from "society", which literally means "society." Therefore, social is the same as social. So you can characterize everything that is somehow associated with life surrounded by people, in human society.
This explains why the term is so widespread at present. Man is a social being. Modern life involves its constant presence in the environment of other such people, communication and interaction with them is social contact. Each person in this society has its own place, determined by its merits and achievements - social status. In addition, a person surrounds himself with a circle of persons close to him in conviction and character - friends, family, colleagues. This is how social relations are formed.
Other examples of use
There is the so-called social psychology - a science that studies the behavior of people, their communication and interaction among themselves.
A welfare state is a state whose policy is generally aimed at eliminating inequality in society and improving the living conditions of citizens.
A social order is any need or requirement, but not of one person, but of a group of people, society or the social layer.
In social networks, you can find many results for the query "social experiment". Such studies are aimed at improving understanding of the psychology of people, the nature of their actions, the reasons for their behavior.
Alternative value
Social is not only related to public life. Sometimes this term is characterized by something that dramatically changes this life, makes significant amendments to it, moreover, sharp and radical.
Social can be a coup or revolution. The meaning of the word "social" in this case is to change social life. The most striking examples of such changes are the English Revolution in the seventeenth century and the Great French Revolution in the eighteenth.