social action
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- noun
- Formal
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acción social
- The community organized a series of workshops to discuss social action aimed at improving local housing conditions.
- collective social action
- commitment to social action
- level of social action
It seems to be a sort of a social action problem or a social reform problem that needs to occur top down.
- It seems to be a sort of a social action problem or a social reform problem that needs to occur top down.
Examples
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Although Haynes engaged in solitary social action, she understood the importance of group efforts.
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In terms of social action, the students were asked to write up these analyses for real purposes and audiences.
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Social problems need social action by all of society.
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The focus of the first book is water pollution and social action.
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Ultimate or religious values lay down the basic principles of social action.
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Mr. Gee no doubt would agree that every social action entails both profit and loss.
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Their acceptance as knowledge makes possible social action that might otherwise have languished.
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For people of faith, social action must be grounded in authentic theological foundations.
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One may assume that the socially conscious-oriented physician is interested in health-related social action.
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In small-scale societies, labeling someone ill is a precondition for effective social action (Edgerton 1980).
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
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An official measure taken by a government or group to solve a problem
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Plans by a government or group to help people's health, housing, and education
Antonyms
How Radical
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- Formal
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1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly composed from 'social' (relating to society) + 'action' (taking steps), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it refers to actions or organized efforts aimed at societal issues. The phrase is literal and non-idiomatic, following a common cross-linguistic pattern, so its sense is immediately accessible from the constituents.
Etymology
Social action paints a clear picture: social (people in a community) taking action (working together). That's why it means a planned effort or 'program' to 'change' or improve problems in society.