社会影响 (shèhuì yǐngxiǎng)

社会影响 refers to the ways in which the presence, behavior, or attitudes of other people affect an individual's own thoughts, feelings, and actions. It is a fundamental concept in social psychology and sociology. 社会影响 can be direct, such as peer pressure, or indirect, such as cultural norms.

Meanings

noun social influence, the impact of society or social groups on individual behavior

Example Sentences

社会影响对青少年的行为有重要作用。 Shèhuì yǐngxiǎng duì qīngshàonián de xíngwéi yǒu zhòngyào zuòyòng. Social influence plays an important role in adolescent behavior.

媒体是传递社会影响的重要渠道。 Méitǐ shì chuándì shèhuì yǐngxiǎng de zhòngyào qúdào. Media is an important channel for transmitting social influence.

他研究社会影响如何改变人的决策。 Tā yánjiū shèhuì yǐngxiǎng rúhé gǎibiàn rén de juécè. He studies how social influence changes people's decisions.

正面的社会影响能促进个人成长。 Zhèngmiàn de shèhuì yǐngxiǎng néng cùjìn gèrén chéngzhǎng. Positive social influence can promote personal growth.

她意识到自己的行为受到了社会影响。 Tā yìshí dào zìjǐ de xíngwéi shòudào le shèhuì yǐngxiǎng. She realized that her behavior was affected by social influence.

社会影响的研究有助于理解群体行为。 Shèhuì yǐngxiǎng de yánjiū yǒuzhù yú lǐjiě qúntǐ xíngwéi. Research on social influence helps us understand group behavior.

Collocations

Collocation	Meaning
正面社会影响	positive social influence
负面社会影响	negative social influence
社会影响力	social influence power
受到社会影响	to be affected by social influence
社会影响研究	social influence research

Usage Notes

社会影响 can function as a standalone noun phrase or as a modifier in compound phrases. It is commonly used in academic writing, psychology, sociology, and social commentary. Note that 影响 alone means "influence/impact" and can be used as both a noun and verb.

When used as a verb phrase, 社会影响 requires a verb: for example, 社会影响了他的决定 is incorrect; say 社会因素影响了他的决定 (social factors influenced his decision).

Memory Hook

社会 means "society" and 影响 means "influence/impact" — social influence is society casting its shadow (影) on you.