social relation
2
3.9
- noun
- /ˈsoʊʃəl rɪˈleɪʃən/
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relación social
- Freedom of thought is not a given, but depends on social relations.
- restructuring of social relations
- capitalist social relations
- traditional social relations
A city's a field of spatial and social relations.
- A city's a field of spatial and social relations.
- And then technology came along and technology created new social relations and along with them came private property.
- You need to structure your social relations in ways that will help you sustain your commitments.
- Not its feelings, not its social relations, not its choices, its volitions, even the way it talks about itself.
Examples
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Normal economic activity was impossible because towns, trade, and social relations were disrupted.
Academic text (1991) -
We historians of women wanted to know how the social relations of the sexes affected historical change.
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And then technology came along and technology created new social relations and along with them came private property.
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And she argues that it's not just the economy changes, but the politics, social relations and how and where we live that changes.
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And then you get social relations, power building up as people decide where the surplus is going to go.
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Their ambivalence suggests a search for an alternative set of social relations to those in London.
Academic text (1992) -
Birth control pills changed social relations far more than edicts from the state.
Fiction book (1999) -
Processes of individual and social change are linked via the domain of social relations that people and communities cultivate.
Academic text (2013) -
The addition of Thomsen's insights creates a more complex portrait of social relations in Esmeraldas.
Academic text (1991) -
The strength of our social relations greatly influences our overall happiness.
Synonyms
∞
1.7
A connection between people, groups, or countries that shows how they interact
∞
1.9
A relationship between people, things, ideas, or events
745
2.8
How people, groups, or countries are connected and act toward each other
131
3.0
A connection between people, groups, or things, often from working together
51
2.8
A close connection between two people with feelings and trust
16
4.0
A strong feeling of connection between people or groups who share similar interests
9
2.7
The way two or more people connect and treat each other
2
7.6
A not very close relationship with someone you know but are not friends with
2
5.9
A connection where two or more things affect each other
1
4.0
A connection between people that involves feelings or friendship
A way that people, groups, or countries behave and deal with each other
How Close
- NSFW
160
4.4
751
1.0
2
3.9
114
3.5
3
3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the connection or association between people in social contexts' is directly compositional from 'social' (relating to society or communities) and 'relation' (a connection or interaction). This is a transparent noun phrase following common English and cross-linguistic compounding patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Social relation comes from the simple image of people connected by a bridge or a thread. Social means 'about people' and relation means 'a link', so the phrase refers to a 'connection or association' between people.