Definition for social distance - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	social distance (so¦cial dis\|tance) noun [mass noun] the perceived or desired degree of remoteness between a member of one social group and the members of another, as evidenced in the level of intimacy tolerated between them: material differences provided members with a constant stimulus for social distance		Nearby Words social climber social conscience social contract social credit social Darwinism social democracy Social Democratic and Labour Party Social Democratic Party social disease social distance social drinker social engineering social entrepreneur social exclusion social fact social fund social gaming social geography social gospel