Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Social Environment

The aggregate of social and cultural institutions, forms, patterns, and processes that influence the life of an individual or community.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

The aggregate of social and cultural institutions, forms, patterns, and processes that influence the life of an individual or community.

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11 entry terms
  • Environment, Social
  • Social Context
  • Context, Social
  • Contexts, Social
  • Environments, Social
  • Social Contexts
  • Social Environments
  • Social Ecology
  • Ecologies, Social
  • Ecology, Social
  • Social Ecologies

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Indexing Annotation

human & animal

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History Note

73(72)

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Previous Indexing

  • Adaptation, Psychological (1966-1968)
  • Environment (1966-1971)
  • Social Adjustment (1969-1971)
  • Social Behavior (1969-1971)
  • Social Conditions (1966-1971)
  • Social Isolation (1969-1971)
  • Social Planning (1968-1971)
  • Socioeconomic Factors (1968-1971)

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  1. I01w.880w.853.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Social Environment. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012931. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012931
  2. Social Environment. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_environment
  3. Social Environment. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1571836