单词 | social space |
释义 | social spacen. 1. Space available or intended for social interaction. As a count noun: an area set aside for social interaction.In early use probably not as a fixed collocation. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > room by type of use > [noun] > others speech-housec1050 watching-chamber1533 music room1608 service room1669 amphitheatre1694 lararium1706 well-room1731 lumber room1740 water room1774 bird room1776 grubbery1791 bookery1798 study1808 service room1833 selamlik1838 serving room1838 social space1851 mail room1856 rumpus room1930 birthing room1936 home office1960 romper room1961 dungeon1969 1851 J. J. G. Wilkinson Human Body 286 At any given period, there is only a certain quantity of social space or room. 1962 T. A. Reiner Place of Ideal Community Urban Planning (1963) iii. 80 The ideal city is doughnut-shaped, a chain of residential units. In this manner, the vital ‘social spaces’ can be centrally located. 1978 E. Anderson Place on Corner iv. 93 Others with whom they share the social space of Jelly's. 2003 Times Union (Albany, N.Y.) (Nexis) 14 Dec. b1 Creating social space where people make contacts, exchange information and socialize informally with a sense of community is one of our great challenges. 2. Sociology. The gap, in terms of social status, that is felt to exist between members of one social or ethnic group and those of another. Cf. social distance n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > [noun] > distinction of class > level or grade > difference between sphere1633 social space1925 1925 P. A. Sorokin Sociol. of Revol. xii. 250 Some of their members in two or three years cover an enormous distance in ‘social space’: from ordinary lawyers,..workers, peasants,..etc., they become persons..occupying high posts. 1961 J. N. Findlay Values & Intentions ix. 398 The first encounter with social space is normally that of a being without formed views, abilities or values, with a range of beings surpassingly mature,..decided, powerful and in general benign. 1997 Econometrica 65 1007 Externalities are important..when people try to distance themselves, in social space, from their friends and relatives (status seeking). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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