Definition of "social system" [social system]

• The people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "CONSEQUENCE A change that occurs to an individual or social system as a result of the adoption or rejection of an innovation."
• "TYPES OF INNOVATION-DECISIONS The social system has yet another important influence in the diffusion of new ideas."
• "ADOPTER CATEGORIES Classifications of the members of a social system on the basis of their innovativeness."