Social Action

A Social Action is a multi-agent act that affects a society (through social action tasks and social interaction).

• AKA: Societal Action, Collective Social Behavior.
• Context:
  • Core Elements:
  • It can typically involve Social Agents through coordinated behavior.
  • It can typically affect Social Dynamics through intentional action.
  • It can typically create Social Impact through collective effect.
  • It can typically modify Social Patterns through behavioral change.
  • It can typically engage Social Networks through interaction patterns.
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  • Common Patterns:
  • It can often influence Social Norms through behavioral demonstration.
  • It can often shape Public Opinion through social discourse.
  • It can often alter Social Relationships through group dynamics.
  • It can often trigger Social Responses through collective reaction.
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  • Range Variations:
  • It can range from being a Micro Social Action to being a Macro Social Action, depending on its social action impact scale.
  • It can range from being an Individual Social Action to being a Mass Social Action, depending on its social action participant count.
  • It can range from being a Spontaneous Social Action to being a Planned Social Action, depending on its social action organization level.
  • It can range from being a Local Social Action to being a Global Social Action, depending on its social action geographic reach.
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  • Temporal Patterns:
  • It can have Social Action Historical Evolution through social action development.
  • It can have Social Action Patterns through social action recurring behavior.
  • It can have Social Action Impacts through social action change.
  • It can have Social Action Collective Memory through social action shared experience.
  • It can have Social Action Projection through social action future impact.
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  • Social Functions:
  • It can serve Social Action Integration through social action community building.
  • It can fulfill Social Action Identity Formation through social action group membership.
  • It can maintain Social Action Order through social action norm enactment.
  • It can enable Social Action Mobility through social action status shift.
  • It can facilitate Social Action Resource Distribution through social action allocation.
  • It can support Social Action Knowledge Transfer through social action learning.
  • It can promote Social Action Group Cohesion through social action shared activity.
  • It can address Social Action Need through social action collective action.
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  • Impact Dimensions:
  • It can generate Social Action Change through social action collective influence.
  • It can establish Social Action Practices through social action repeated behavior.
  • It can develop Social Action Institutions through social action formalized action.
  • It can create Social Action Movements through social action organized effort.
  • It can affect Social Action Structures through social action systemic impact.
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  • Power Dimensions:
  • It can establish Social Action Dominance through social action power assertion and social action status differentiation.
  • It can implement Social Action Control through social action resource limitation and social action behavioral restriction.
  • It can create Social Action Hierarchy through social action status assignment and social action position establishment.
  • It can maintain Social Action Power Dynamic through social action authority reinforcement and social action subordination pattern.
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• Examples:
  • Political Social Actions, such as:
    • Public Protest Social Actions, such as:
      • Mass Demonstration Social Action for political expression social action.
      • Civil Disobedience Social Action for social resistance social action.
    • Electoral Social Actions, such as:
      • Voting Social Action for democratic process social action.
      • Campaign Organization Social Action for political mobilization social action.
  • Cultural Social Actions, such as:
    • Ritual Performance Social Actions, such as:
      • Cultural Celebration Social Action for tradition preservation social action.
      • Community Gathering Social Action for social bonding social action.
    • Artistic Expression Social Actions, such as:
      • Public Performance Social Action for cultural sharing social action.
      • Social Commentary Social Action for cultural critique social action.
  • Digital Social Actions, such as:
    • Online Movement Social Actions, such as:
      • Social Media Campaign Social Action for digital activism social action.
      • Virtual Community Building Social Action for online solidarity social action.
    • Digital Collective Social Actions, such as:
      • Crowdsourcing Social Action for distributed problem solving social action.
      • Online Protest Social Action for digital resistance social action.
  • Dominance Social Actions, such as:
    • Interpersonal Dominance Social Actions, such as:
      • Verbal Interruption Dominance Social Action for conversation control social action.
      • Personal Space Invasion Dominance Social Action for physical intimidation social action.
    • Group Dominance Social Actions, such as:
      • Social Exclusion Dominance Social Action for group boundary enforcement social action.
      • Public Criticism Dominance Social Action for status reduction social action.
    • Institutional Dominance Social Actions, such as:
      • Policy Imposition Dominance Social Action for structural control social action.
      • Resource Allocation Dominance Social Action for power reinforcement social action.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Economic Transaction, which focuses on market exchange rather than social action impact.
  • Private Action, which lacks social action collective dimension and social action public consequence.
  • Individual Habit, which misses social action coordinated nature and social action intentional purpose.
  • Technical Operation, which emphasizes mechanical process over social action human interaction.
  • Instinctive Behavior, which lacks social action cultural learning and social action conscious intent.
• See: Society, Politics, Social Activism, Collective Action, Social Behavior, Social System, Cultural Practice, Dominance Act, Power Dynamic, Social Hierarchy, Status Relationship.

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