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Sociology

a diffuse, loosely bounded network of actors, events and practices organized around a shared interest, held together by communication rather than formal membership.

In sociology, social world refers to a diffuse, loosely bounded network of actors, events and practices organized around a shared interest, held together by communication rather than formal membership. This meaning comes from Unruh (1980) in The Pacific Sociological Review.[1]

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References

Unruh, D. R. (1980). The Nature of Social Worlds. The Pacific Sociological Review, 23(3), 271-296. https://doi.org/10.2307/1388823

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