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In social psychology, a social event is precisely defined as a social interaction episode characterized by a singular, continuous goal or purpose. p.189
This conceptualization views a social event as an atomic unit of social interaction. For example, if a father and a child are coloring, and the father's initial goal is to give son some attention, but shifts to teaching the child the father could start teaching the child to color within the lines. This continuous episode would be considered is split in two distinct social events, due to the change in purpose, in accordance with the goal of the activity.
Conversely, in abroader usage the term "social event" can encompass any gathering of people for any reason , party, 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. Related terms, such as "special event", are also difficult to define.
Communication among 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. p. 21
A social event may happen within another social event, p. 139 which can be described in sociological research by the term "recontextualization". p. 33Theo Van Leeuwen, " Discourse as the Recontextualization of Social Practice, ; a chapter in: Discourse and Practice: New Tools for Critical Analysis, 2008, online ,
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In entertainment, the field of planning and executing social events is called event planning or event management.
Social events also tend to fall into distinct patterns, For example, as Nathan Rousseau points out:
Explanations
There are a wide variety of explanations of why social events exist. Psychologist Robert E. Lana has summarized several of these:
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