Simplicable Guide

65 Examples of Social Things

John Spacey, November 06, 2022

Social things are elements of life that involve other people or group structures such as a society. This includes social structures, social activities and social thinking. The following are common examples of social things.

Business	Celebrations
Civility	Coaching
Collaborative Work	Communication
Community	Compassion
Competition	Conflict
Conversation	Cooperative Work
Culture	Customer Service
Debate	Discrimination / Social Biases
Empathy	Family
Festivals	Friendship
Games	Group Decision Making
Heritage	Holidays
Identity	Institutions
Language	Leadership
Marriage	Meetings
Networking / Meeting People	Nightlife
Norms	Play
Politeness	Politics
Protests / Activism	Public Speaking
Reciprocity	Relational Capital
Relationships	Reputation
Romance	Rumors / Word of Mouth
School Activities / Clubs	School Life
Social Acceptance	Social Activities
Social Dance	Social Exclusion
Social Inclusion	Social Isolation
Social Learning	Social Media
Social Perception / People Watching	Social Position
Social Pressure	Social Status
Social Thinking	Socialization
Society	Style, Fashion & Visual Presentation of Self
Subculture	Team Sports
Tour Groups / Traveling as a Group

Many things can be either social or personal. This can come down to style, preferences and situation. For example, some people heavily prefer learning, working and making decisions as a group while others will be far more productive doing these things independently.

Humans are oriented towards social processes such that humanity itself can be viewed as a social thing.