70 Examples of Social Analysis

John Spacey, updated on September 12, 2023

Social analysis is the systematic examination of society. This can be done to document and explain current or historical social systems and behavior. It is also common for social analysis to consider the impact of proposed changes on a community. The following are common examples of social analysis.

Adaption to change	Attitudes
Behavior	Bias
Change agents	Civic engagement
Communication and media	Communities
Community decision making	Cooperation
Crime	Culture
Demographics	Discrimination
Economic conditions	Education quality
Entrepreneurship and small business	Environmental issues
Fairness	Family
Freedoms	Gender
Generational differences	Health and wellness
Heritage	Housing issues
Identity	Income
Institutions	Justice
Labor markets	Language
Lifestyle	Literacy and educational attainment
Marriage	Norms
Norms enforcement	Opinions
Political activism	Political system
Poverty	Power and authority
Race & ethnicity	Resistance to change
Rights	Safety and security
Social change	Social cohesion
Social conflict	Social exclusion
Social interaction	Social isolation
Social issues	Social mobility
Social networks	Social organization
Social responsibilities	Social roles
Social services	Social status
Social structures	Social trust
Socialization	Stigma
Subcultures	Traditions
Values	Way of life
Wealth	Working conditions

Traditional social analysis views people and communities as having high agency whereby they influence their own lives and outcomes. Postmodern social analysis views people and communities as having little or no agency such that outcomes are determined by power structures and systems as opposed to people themselves. These two approaches are likely to produce vastly different interpretations.

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