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57 Examples of Social Factors

John Spacey, November 15, 2021

Social factors are social aspects of life that influence the behavior and quality of life of an individual. This can include the influence of society, communities, cultures, group memberships and institutions such as family. Social factors can be structures such as an socioeconomic class or experiences such as a life event. The following are common social factors.

Access to Education	Access to Healthcare
Access to Recreation	Bereavement
Bullying	Community Engagement
Cultural Capital	Culture
Customs & Traditions	Debt
Discrimination	Employment
Ethnicity	Family
Green Space	Hard Infrastructure
Heritage	Housing
Hunger	Immigration Status
Income & Wealth	Language Abilities
Leisure Time	Lifestyle
Living Conditions	Mentors, Coaches & Other Positive Influences
Norms	Nutrition
Occupation	Parenting Style
Pastimes	Peer Pressure
Play	Politics
Quality of Education	Relational Capital
Religion	Rights & Freedoms
Role Models	Roles
Safety & Security	Social Expectations
Social Isolation	Social Life
Social Mobility	Social Stability
Socioeconomic Class	Soft Infrastructure
Stress	Subculture
Super Culture	Traditions
Transportation	Unemployment
Values	Walkability
Working Conditions

Cultural capital are experiences that help an individual to thrive in a culture. For example, language acquisition or familiarity with norms.

Heritage is culture that is passed down from the past. For example, a city that is filled with extremely valuable art and architecture that benefits the quality of life of current and future generations.

Soft infrastructure are services such as hospitals or IT services that underpin the development of a nation or city.

Hard infrastructure are physical types of infrastructure such as a bridge.

Play is an important activity in childhood that is a right. Many children do not have space or time to play. For example, a child who is tasked with caring for an ill family member due to a lack of resources and community support.

Relational capital is the value of social relationships. For example, an individual who obtain jobs or school acceptance by leveraging the relationships of a family member.

57 Examples of Social Factors

Social Factors

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