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Social pathology refers to a concept which compares society to a physical organism and sees criminality as an illness. Moreover, Social pathology refers to a social factor, as poverty, old age, or crime, that tends to increase social disorganization and inhibit personal adjustment and the study of such factors and the social problems they produce.

Social perception refers to the study of how people form impressions of and make inferences about other people.

Social perspective taking refers to a person's ability to infer others’ thoughts, intentions, motives, and attitudes.

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Social Phobia refers to a disorder in which the individual has excessive fear of most situations, and will often avoid them; an intense, enduring, Irrational Fear of being observed, evaluated, embarrassed, or humiliated by others in social situations.

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Social play refers to a kind of play in which children interact with and are influenced by the play of others; children joining with other children in some activity. The types/kinds of Social play includes: Parallel play, Associative play, and Cooperative play.

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Social problems perspective refers to
the belief that Crime is a manifestation of underlying social problems, such as poverty, discrimination, pervasive family violence, inadequate sociali

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Social process theories also known as interactionist perspectives, this Theory emphasized the give-and-take which occurs between offender, victim, and society-and specifically between the of

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In the psychology context, social proof is a psychological phenomenon where individuals look to the behavior and actions of others to determine their own. It's based on the principle that people, when uncertain or faced with ambiguity, will often assume that the surrounding people possess more knowledge about the situation. This concept is crucial in understanding how Group dynamics and societal norms influence individual behavior. Social proof is a form of conformity and is particularly evident in situations where individuals are unsure how to act or what to believe.

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