social distance

social

pertaining to living in a community.

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social behavior

behavior of an animal to others in its social group of herd, flock, neighbors. See also social behavior.

social benefits

the benefits to a community that cannot be measured by material values, better social justice, freedom from fear, improvement in educational facilities. The fundamental parameter in a cost-benefit analysis.

social costs

the costs incurred by society as a whole rather than by individuals. Used in the estimation of benefit-cost analysis.

social distance

average distance between animals in a community. An expression of the concentration of the animals in the environment.

social dominance heirarchy

social order.

social order

the ranking in which a group of animals establishes itself with the most dominant one in the number one position and the most retiring one in the last position. The order is maintained unless new animals are introduced.

social organization

an aggregation of individual animals into an integrated group based on the interdependence of the animals and their responses to each other.

social stress

thought to be a common cause of illness in domestic pets and to a less extent in pigs, e.g. in esophagogastric ulcer.

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social distance

Psychology A zone of space in which most social interactions occur; SDs may be 1. Close–2.5 m–12-25 feet, which corresponds to informal situations, in which one–or more persons are 'in control', as in a teacher talking to students in a classroom, or a manager addressing subordinate and 2. Far–> 8m or >25 feet, which corresponds to 'formal' distances, such as in lectures, political rallies, etc. See Proxemics. Cf Intimate distance, Personal distance, Public distance.