Social theories are analytical frameworks, or paradigms, that are used to study and interpret social phenomena. A tool used by social scientists, social...

Social learning theory is a theory of social behavior that proposes that new behaviors can be acquired by observing and imitating others. It states that...

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Social cycle theories are among the earliest social theories in sociology. Unlike the theory of social evolutionism, which views the evolution of society...

formulated by social psychologists Henri Tajfel and John Turner in the 1970s and the 1980s, social identity theory introduced the concept of a social identity...

Social exchange theory is a sociological and psychological theory that studies the social behavior in the interaction of two parties that implement a...

leading to a catastrophic collapse in prices. In social theory, reflexivity may occur when theories in a discipline should apply equally to the discipline...

The social network perspective provides a set of methods for analyzing the structure of whole social entities as well as a variety of theories explaining...

Social conflict theory is a Marxist-based social theory which argues that individuals and groups (social classes) within society interact on the basis...

In moral and political philosophy, the social contract is an idea, theory or model that usually, although not always, concerns the legitimacy of the authority...

Social cognitive theory (SCT), used in psychology, education, and communication, holds that portions of an individual's knowledge acquisition can be directly...

Social choice theory is a branch of welfare economics that analyzes methods of combining individual opinions, beliefs, or preferences to reach a collective...

Social comparison theory, initially proposed by social psychologist Leon Festinger in 1954, centers on the belief that individuals drive to gain accurate...

A critical theory is any approach to humanities and social philosophy that focuses on society and culture to attempt to reveal, critique, and challenge...

In criminology, social control theory proposes that exploiting the process of socialization and social learning builds self-control and reduces the inclination...

Social movement theory is an interdisciplinary study within the social sciences that generally seeks to explain why social mobilization occurs, the forms...

In social psychology, Social judgment theory (SJT) is a self-persuasion theory proposing that an individual's perception and evaluation of an idea is...

attempts to provide a moral theory alternative to utilitarianism and that addresses the problem of distributive justice (the socially just distribution of goods...

Social Theory and Social Structure (STSS) was a landmark publication in sociology by Robert K. Merton. It has been translated into close to 20 languages...

Social dominance theory (SDT) is a social psychological theory of intergroup relations that examines the caste-like features of group-based social hierarchies...

philosophically inflexible system of social organization, the School's critical-theory research sought alternative paths to social development. What unites the...

Social psychology utilizes a wide range of specific theories for various kinds of social and cognitive phenomena. Here is a sampling of some of the more...

A sociological theory is a supposition that intends to consider, analyze, and/or explain objects of social reality from a sociological perspective,: 14 ...

Social interactionist theory (SIT) is an explanation of language development emphasizing the role of social interaction between the developing child and...

Practice theory (or praxeology, theory of social practices) is a body of social theory within anthropology and sociology that explains society and culture...

Social balance theory is a class of theories about balance or imbalance of sentiment relation in dyadic or triadic relations with social network theory...

Social presence theory explores how the "sense of being with another" is influenced by digital interfaces in human-computer interactions. Developed from...

Social impact theory was created by Bibb Latané in 1981 and consists of four basic rules which consider how individuals can be "sources or targets of social...

The social penetration theory (SPT) proposes that as relationships develop, interpersonal communication moves from relatively shallow, non-intimate levels...

Social constructionism is a term used in sociology, social ontology, and communication theory. The term can serve somewhat different functions in each...