Social environment
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The social environment, social context, sociocultural context or milieu specified to a instant physical and social creation in which people symbolize or in which something happens or develops. It includes a culture that the individual was educated or lives in, & the people and institutions with whom they interact. The interaction may be in person or through communication media, even anonymous or one-way, and may non imply equality of social status. The social environment is a broader concept than that of social class or social circle.
The physical and social environment is a determining component in active and healthy aging in place, being a central element in the analyse of environmental gerontology.