Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

In sociology, the process or means whereby a social system enforces its norms.  

Awareness of civic and social issues and the willingness to act for social improvement. The awareness of an individual of the needs of society and of the impact of events on society. It is contrasted with what might be called “personal consciousness,” an awareness of the needs of the individual and the relationship of events…

A process of reducing the uncertainty about a person’s beliefs and attitudes by comparing them to those of others. The process of evaluating oneself by comparing oneself with others on relevant dimensions.    

A person’s knowledge and understanding or person’s social relationships and social institutions.  

An instrument used to assess a specific environment involving several factors, such as personal relationships, person development, and environmental quality.  

A grouping of people on a dimension of social prestige. Often perceived as ranging from upper-upper to lower-lower.  

The process of affecting change through altering the structure and function of a social system involving individual and group learning.  

The process of measuring the social responsibility activities of an organization.  

Includes small and large group interactions and are represented by halfway houses, the day and night hospitals, voluntary agencies, e.g. alcoholic anonymous, and rehabilitation centers.  

The state of being unrecognized as an individual by society.