In social psychology, a social event is a social interaction episode with a single, continuous goal or purpose.[1]
A social event may be understood as an atomic unit of social interaction. For example, in an episode where a father and a child are coloring together, the initial goal of father could be give son some attention, but in the course of action the father could start teaching the child coloring within the lines. Then this continuous episode is split in two, in accordance with the goal of the activity. [1]
On the opposite side of the spectrum, the term "social event" may refer to any event, activity, or gathering of a group of people for any purpose. The word "event" can refer to any action, and describes a wide variety of activities.[2] Related terms, such as "special event", are also difficult to define.[2]
Communication between the participants is not necessarily a defining characteristic of a social event. For example, while chats between spectators are part of a football match event, it is not its defining characteristic.[3]
A social event may happen within another social event,[4] which can be described in sociological research by the term "recontextualization".[5][6]
In entertainment, the field of planning and executing social events is called event planning or event management.
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^ abAndrews, Hazel; Leopold, Teresa (2013). Events and The Social Sciences. Routledge. ISBN 9781135092696.
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^Theo Van Leeuwen, "Discourse as the Recontextualization of Social Practice, doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195323306.003.0001; a chapter in: Discourse and Practice: New Tools for Critical Analysis, 2008, online ISBN 9780199869251,
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