Social development

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For other meanings of development, used in and outside of the social sciences, see development.

Social development is a process which results in the transformation of social structures. When this change is considered beneficial for a society, it may lead to social progress, otherwise it may lead to social decadence, decline, and eventually disintegration.

Social development does not encompass all change. For example, any city undergoes substantial "change" between 1.00 PM and 1.00 AM, when the majority of human activity gradually moves from a state of wakefulness and working to resting and sleeping. Such change simply reflects the functioning of the human social structure.

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