sosiale

Sosiale is a Norwegian adjective meaning relating to society or social life. It is used to describe things that pertain to social relations, communities, or the organization of society. Common phrases include sosiale forhold (social conditions), sosiale nettverk (social networks), and sosiale medier (social media). The form sosiale is the plural or definite plural inflection used before plural nouns. The base form of the adjective is sosial; the adverbial form is sosialt. In practice, sosiale is frequent in policy documents, academic writing, journalism, and everyday speech when discussing social aspects rather than physical or technical ones.

In sociology and related disciplines, sosiale denotes phenomena involving interaction among people, groups, and institutions. It is often encountered in discussions of how societies function, evolve, and address collective needs. The term is commonly contrasted with non-social dimensions such as economic, cultural, or technical aspects when describing a topic.

Etymology: sosiale derives from the Latin socialis, through French or Danish into Norwegian. The root yields the modern adjective sosial, with inflected forms such as sosiale in Bokmål and nynorsk.

See also: sosiologi, samfunn, sosial, sosiale medier.