ETYM Latin societas, from socius a companion: cf. French société. Related to Social.
1. An extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization.r />
2. The fashionable elite; SYN. high society, beau monde, smart set, bon ton.
The organization of people into communities or groups. Social science, in particular sociology, is the study of human behavior in a social context. Various aspects of society are discussed under class, community, culture, kinship, norms, role, socialization, and status.