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Definition of Social unit
1. Noun. An organization regarded as part of a larger social group. "After the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit"
Generic synonyms: Organisation, Organization
Specialized synonyms: Klavern, Administrative Body, Administrative Unit, Company, Family, Home, House, Household, Menage, General Delivery, Poste Restante, Instrumentality, Icu, Intensive Care Unit, Member, Force, Military Force, Military Group, Military Unit, Task Force, Squad, Team, Den, Crew, Gang, Work Party, Combination, Crew, Scout Group, Scout Troop, Troop, Outfit, Fifth Column, Trojan Horse, Political Entity, Political Unit, Side, Working Group, Working Party
Derivative terms: Unitize
Definition of Social unit
1. Noun. An entity which is part of, and participates in, a larger social group or society. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Social Unit
Literary usage of Social unit
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin by Public Affairs Information Service (1920)
"5) 91p 11 tables Je 15 '19 Lawrence social unit organization Cincinnati experiment.
... Social • National social unit organization. social unit unit and ..."
2. The Social Welfare Forum: Official Proceedings ... Annual Forum by National Conference on Social Welfare, American Social Science Association, Conference of Charities (U.S., Conference of Charities (U.S.), National Conference of Social Work (U.S. (1920)
"Mr. Phillips referred to the recent attack of the Mayor of Cincinnati upon the
social unit and told how a referendum had been conducted in the district to ..."
3. Publications of the American Statistical Association by American Statistical Association (1920)
"MUNICIPAL STATISTICS AND THE social unit ORGANIZATION. THE social unit PLAN.
The social unit is an experiment in ..."
4. The Social Welfare Forum: Official Proceedings ... Annual Forum by National Conference on Social Welfare, American Social Science Association, Conference of Charities (U.S., Conference of Charities (U.S.), National Conference of Social Work (U.S. (1920)
"The social unit experiment, one of the most important parts of this program for
co-operation in public health, has furnished some striking examples of the ..."
5. Woman's Share in Social Culture by Anna Garlin Spencer (1912)
"If, however, "the family is the social unit" in the literal meaning of those
words, and the phrase "universal suffrage" as the basis of a democratic State ..."
6. The Social Welfare Forum: Official Proceedings ... Annual Forum by National Conference on Social Welfare, American Social Science Association, Conference of Charities (U.S., Conference of Charities (U.S.), National Conference of Social Work (U.S. (1919)
"As you will gather from the review of what has been done, the social unit experiment
has not begun to deal with fundamental, industrial or economic ..."
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