Categorizing social interactions enables observational and other social research, such as Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft (lit. Įarly inquiries into the nature of social relations feature in the work of sociologists such as Max Weber in his theory of social action, where social relationships composed of both positive (affiliative) and negative (agonistic) interactions represented opposing effects. Social relations are derived from human behavioral ecology, and, as an aggregate, form a coherent social structure whose constituent parts are best understood relative to each other and to the social ecosystem as a coherent whole. The group can be a language or kinship group, a social institution or organization, an economic class, a nation, or gender. JSTOR ( June 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ī social relation is the fundamental unit of analysis within the social sciences, and describes any voluntary or involuntary interpersonal relationship between two or more individuals within and/or between groups.Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources.
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