Social engineering is the use of planned measures, for example, measures that affect people's social or economic position, in order to create a desirable society.
[disapproval]
Compulsory sterilization represented social engineering of the worst sort.
social engineering in British English
noun
the manipulation of the social position and function of individuals in order to manage change in a society
social engineering in American English
the application of methods regarded as similar to engineering techniques in their emphasis on practicality, efficiency, and moral neutrality in an effort to solve a social problem or improve the condition of society
social engineering