Social phenomena or social phenomenon (singular) are any behaviours, actions, or events that takes place because of
social influence
Social influence comprises the ways in which individuals adjust their behavior to meet the demands of a social environment. It takes many forms and can be seen in conformity, socialization, peer pressure, obedience (human behavior), obedience, le ...
, including from contemporary as well as historical societal influences.
They are often a result of multifaceted processes that add ever increasing dimensions as they operate through individual
nodes of people. Because of this, social phenomenon are inherently dynamic and operate within a specific time and historical context.
Social phenomena are observable, measurable data. Psychological notions may drive them, but those notions are not directly observable; only the phenomena that express them.
[
]
See also
* Phenomenological sociology
* Sociological imagination
* Viral phenomenon
Further reading
*
*
References
External links
*
Social psychology
Phenomena
Phenomena
A phenomenon ( phenomena), sometimes spelled phaenomenon, is an observable Event (philosophy), event. The term came into its modern Philosophy, philosophical usage through Immanuel Kant, who contrasted it with the noumenon, which ''cannot'' be ...
{{social-psych-stub