Social Economic Position Connected People Adjective Bre ˈsəʊʃl

• social issues/problems/reforms
• a call for social and economic change
• social class/background
• social advancement (= improving your position in society)

social

1. connected with society and the way it is organized
• See related entries: Belonging to society
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/belonging_to_society/social
• social issues/problems/reforms
• a call for social and economic change
2. connected with your position in society
• social class/background
• social advancement (= improving your position in society)
• social mobility (= the movement of people from one social class to another)
3. connected with activities in which people meet each other for pleasure
• a busy social life
• Team sports help to develop a child's social skills (= the ability to talk easily to other people and do things in a group).
• Social events and training days are arranged for all the staff.
• Join a social club to make new friends.
4. living naturally in groups, rather than alone
• Apes are social animals.
• = sociable
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/sociable

Extra Examples

• He’s not very social tonight, he just got dumped.
• Poor areas or areas with greater social problems received more help.
• Scientists should take social responsibility for the technology they develop.
• The period after the Second World War saw rapid economic and social change.
• The study found that health was strongly affected by social class.
• There has been a growth in economic opportunity and social mobility.
• social changes/problems

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin socialis ‘allied’, from socius ‘friend’.