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social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > group dynamics > social distance
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social distance  

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  • Social distance, as the phrase is generally used now, is an easily grasped notion. When people are asked to name individuals they know, they can generally rank-order them from those with whom they have the “closest” relationships to those who are “farther away.” Everyone seems to have a sense for what social distance means on this interpersonal basis. [Source: Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World; Social Distance]

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