Concept Of Social Development Research Articles

Value Orientation and Solutions in the Outlook on Sustainable Development

As a concept of social development, the outlook on development is not only closely related to specific times and their social practices, but also strongly associated with cognitive subjects' cognitive methods and ways of thinking. It is both a worldview and a methodology. The outlook on development affects the formulation and operation of development models, approaches, methods and policies. Whatever the outlook on development is, there is a specific development model. The outlook on development determines the development model and further influences the extent to which society develops as a whole. The concept of development varies at different stages of human history, manifested in different outlooks on development. Sustainable development, as a value pursuit of human beings, advocates the growth of material wealth while maintaining ecologically sound conditions. Furthermore, it advocates equality of opportunity in the utilization of available environmental resources and the equal rights of all people to ecological benefits. The key to sustainable development is to balance the relationship between population, resources and environment.

РЕЦЕПЦИЯ ИДЕЙ ЗАПАДНОЙ СОЦИАЛЬНОЙ ФИЛОСОФИИ XIX – НАЧАЛА ХХ ВЕКА В ДУХОВНО-АКАДЕМИЧЕСКОМ ТЕИЗМЕ КАК ФАКТОР РАЗВИТИЯ ПРАВОСЛАВНОГО ЭТИКО-АНТРОПОЛОГИЧЕСКОГО УЧЕНИЯ

The article deals with the attitude of Orthodox doctrine about the person and society to a number of European and American social concepts, including "social evangelism," "positivist sociology" (using the example of G. Spencer), Nietzscheanism, "organistic" con-cepts of social development. It is concluded that, despite the desire to find their interpretation of social processes based on the patristic tradition, representatives of spiritual and academic philosophy used the conceptual ideas of Catholic and Protestant au-thors, especially the latter's criticism of positivism and Nietzscheanism when considering social issues. In addition, the article indi-cates a close connection between the Orthodox doctrine of society and the study of the ethical and social nature of man.

“Зловещая долина” устойчивости: продолжит ли мировая экономика расти?

The world economy is on the threshold of a serious transformation, which is likely to be accompanied by a slowdown in economic growth, but also by a likely increase in the cost of living. The article shows the emergence of a new concept of social development, antagonistic to the idea of economic growth. It examines the shift in emphasis in the political programmes of the parties most popular with the mass electorate, which are also increasingly defending the declining rate of economic growth. The change in values proves to be an additional factor responsible for the slowdown in economic growth in the long run. The role of the new compromise concepts of sustainable development, ESG, turns out to be negative for further progress. They encourage political parties and statesmen to abandon the idea of maintaining economic growth as a factor of social progress. The stagnationist philosophy is confronted with the preservation of economic institutions that cannot easily separate themselves from the objective desire for profit, which requires a search for compromises. The way out of a possible resource and investment stalemate in a slowing economy could be to expand the sale of new investment products designed for emotional investors. In the long run, this threatens to inflate the sustainable finance bubble. The slide of the global economy into the “unfathomable valley” of stagnant growth and financial bubbles becomes a very likely scenario in the medium term.

От общества «сяокан» к обществу «всеобщей зажиточности»: развитие политики Китайской Народной Республики по искоренению бедности

Introduction. Thу article analyzes key socioeconomic undertakings of the PRC at the present stage. In China, the year 2021 has marked a completion of Xiaokang — ‘moderately prosperous’ — society construction. Through the years of reform and opening up, the traditional concept of Xiaokang society has become a strategic goal of China’s socialist modernization and a core of socialism’s theory with Chinese features. Goals. The article primarily aims at analyzing relationship between the concept of Xiaokang society and Xi Jinping’s newly proclaimed doctrine of ‘common prosperity’, compliance of socialist modernization strategies with Chinese specifics. Since the concept of ‘common prosperity’ implies not only economic but also political contexts, it requires extensive and deep sociopolitical insights into ways and mechanisms to be involved thereto, and it is as urgent to identify potential impacts on Chinese society. Materials and methods. The paper examines Chinese periodicals of the specified era, studies contemporary historiographic sources relating to the issue. The study of public policy focuses on policy articles and documents, fundamental works by Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Xi Jinping, and the economist Li Yining. Results. Over the 40 years, the strategic goal of Chinese modernization has evolved from ‘Xiaokang level’ to ‘Xiaokang society’, and from ‘comprehensive Xiaokang society construction’ to ‘completeness of Xiaokang society in all aspects’. In addition, subtexts of the strategy has also made a significant leap — from equal emphases on material and spiritual components of civilization to strengthening of all five components, namely: material, spiritual, political, social, and environmental ones. The living standards have experienced fundamental changes: the problem of food and clothing (wenbao) has finally been solved, common well-being of the people increased, and absolute poverty of rural population eliminated. However, there are still some social issues to have remained unresolved throughout the construction of ‘moderately prosperous society’. Conclusions. The fulfillment of the ‘first century goal’ has required that the Government articulate a new goal for China’s economic and social development to deal with still existing problems, such as income inequality and social imbalance, which in turn may cause political instability and threaten the legitimacy of the ruling party’s power. In response to the growing need of the people for a better life and further economic growth of society, the PRC Government has introduced a new concept of social development — ‘common prosperity’ (gongtong fuyu). President Xi Jinping points out that ‘common prosperity is a necessary condition for socialism and an important feature of Chinese-style modernization’.

От общества «сяокан» к обществу «всеобщей зажиточности»: развитие политики Китайской Народной Республики по искоренению бедности

Introduction. Thу article analyzes key socioeconomic undertakings of the PRC at the present stage. In China, the year 2021 has marked a completion of Xiaokang — ‘moderately prosperous’ — society construction. Through the years of reform and opening up, the traditional concept of Xiaokang society has become a strategic goal of China’s socialist modernization and a core of socialism’s theory with Chinese features. Goals. The article primarily aims at analyzing relationship between the concept of Xiaokang society and Xi Jinping’s newly proclaimed doctrine of ‘common prosperity’, compliance of socialist modernization strategies with Chinese specifics. Since the concept of ‘common prosperity’ implies not only economic but also political contexts, it requires extensive and deep sociopolitical insights into ways and mechanisms to be involved thereto, and it is as urgent to identify potential impacts on Chinese society. Materials and methods. The paper examines Chinese periodicals of the specified era, studies contemporary historiographic sources relating to the issue. The study of public policy focuses on policy articles and documents, fundamental works by Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Xi Jinping, and the economist Li Yining. Results. Over the 40 years, the strategic goal of Chinese modernization has evolved from ‘Xiaokang level’ to ‘Xiaokang society’, and from ‘comprehensive Xiaokang society construction’ to ‘completeness of Xiaokang society in all aspects’. In addition, subtexts of the strategy has also made a significant leap — from equal emphases on material and spiritual components of civilization to strengthening of all five components, namely: material, spiritual, political, social, and environmental ones. The living standards have experienced fundamental changes: the problem of food and clothing (wenbao) has finally been solved, common well-being of the people increased, and absolute poverty of rural population eliminated. However, there are still some social issues to have remained unresolved throughout the construction of ‘moderately prosperous society’. Conclusions. The fulfillment of the ‘first century goal’ has required that the Government articulate a new goal for China’s economic and social development to deal with still existing problems, such as income inequality and social imbalance, which in turn may cause political instability and threaten the legitimacy of the ruling party’s power. In response to the growing need of the people for a better life and further economic growth of society, the PRC Government has introduced a new concept of social development — ‘common prosperity’ (gongtong fuyu). President Xi Jinping points out that ‘common prosperity is a necessary condition for socialism and an important feature of Chinese-style modernization’.

Quality of life as a complex issue

The article shows that, when determining the strategic development goals, almost all modern concepts of social development use the notion of "quality of life", the semantic meaning of which has not yet been finally established. Quality of life is a concept used in sociology, economics, politics, healthcare and some other areas of science and practice, which means an assessment of a certain set of conditions and characteristics of a person’s life, as well as the degree of person’s satisfaction with these conditions and characteristics. The author demonstrates that this notion is quite broad, since it involves taking into account the influence of a number of objective and subjective factors, among which the most important are: material security (standard of living), life expectancy, health status, and living conditions (environment, social environment, nutrition, the degree of satisfaction of cultural and spiritual needs, psychological and domestic comfort).

Social development and spiritual perfection

This Article Analyzes The Interrelationships Of The Two Phenomena, Namely, The Concepts Of Social Development And Spiritual Maturity. The Large-Scale Reforms Being Implemented In Uzbekistan, Which Has Positively Impacted The Population's Social Mood, Are Illustrated By Concrete Examples. The Process of Globalization Brings With It New Opportunities For Humanity, As Well As Unexpected Problems. Threats And Dangers To National Identity And Spiritual Values Are Growing. Only Self-Centeredness, Light-Heartedness Towards Work, Family, And Consumerism Are Analyzed In Various Ways, Especially In Young People's Minds. In Social Development, the Spirituality of People and Nation Changes Depending On Society's Life. The Social Mood Of A Particular Society Depends On The Effectiveness Of The Changes And Reforms That Occur.

Социальная работа как феномен современного мира и ее влияние на процессы социального развития

The article presents some trends characteristic of the current stage of social and economic development. The role of integration of innovative technologies and digitalization of various spheres of society is emphasized, as well as some tasks and problems associated with these processes are identified. The concept of social development is considered, as well as the possibility of the influence of social work as a specific professional activity on the processes of social development. It is emphasized that the effectiveness of social development is largely determined by the quality of human capital. The article reveals the essence of social work as a phenomenon of the modern world, and also identifies its tasks as a tool for effective social development. English version of the article on pp. 874-876 is available at URL:https://panor.ru/articles/social-work-as-a-phenomenon-of-the-modern-world-and-its-impact-on-the-processes-of-social-development/77421.html

Information society: the main features and characteristics of its development in the context of digitalization

The information society is a new form of organizing the life of society, in which the main objects and results of labor are information and information resources. The concept of an information society appeared in the second half of the 20th century, but its practical implementation in Western countries began only in the 21st century, when the Internet, mobile telephony, digital television and personal computers became widespread. The article examines the informational concept of social development based on the widespread use of digital technologies, which in recent years have become the most important factor in the scientific, technological and socio-economic development of many countries of the world. The main tendencies of this development and the emerging new opportunities, challenges and threats for people and society are shown. The priority directions of the use of digital technologies in science, economy, social sphere and the system of higher education are determined. The content of a number of new terms related to the processes of digital transformation of society is revealed. It is demonstrated that this is new knowledge that becomes the property of modern culture, science and education. The materials of the article may be of interest to researchers, teachers, PhD students and students of higher educational institutions, as well as to anyone interested in the issues of digital transformation of society.

Redes de colaboración y Formación para el Fomento de la Ingeniería Comprometida: Reflexiones hacia Futuros Posibles

Este escrito explora desde dos perspectivas el ejercicio de colaboración y las implicaciones de trabajo colectivo en redes de formación de ingeniería. Una primera mirada apunta a las reflexiones teóricas de la evolución de la disciplina y las confluencias de la colaboración y las redes, y una segunda apuesta se encuentra en el análisis de diversas redes en el continente Americano, tal es el caso de las redes ESJP con mayor actuación en Norteamérica, REPOS en Brasil y RECIDS en Colombia desde América Latina. A nivel metodológico se realizó una revisión de literatura y de entrevistas semi estructuradas a siete personas que participan de estas. Mediante diferentes canales de difusión digital fue posible vislumbrar sus inicios e ideales que dieron cabida a la formación y consolidación de estos espacios colaborativos. Ante lo cual, se gesta un símil narrativo de tensiones evidentes en el accionar colectivo como el concepto de desarrollo social y, de las potencialidades y oportunidades que se denotan en el presente y nutren un futuro cercano tal como la justicia social. Finalmente, enmarcados en una realidad agobiante y común a la humanidad se formulan algunas ideas alrededor de las posibilidades de acción en el escenario de pos-pandemia.

Инновации и человеческий капитал Республики Беларусь

The article discusses the modern directions of innovation policy related to the digitalization of the economy and the tasks of developing human capital. Problems of measuring the effectiveness of the use of human potential and the challenges of using human capital in Belarus in the context of creating a digital economy are identified. The necessity of application a “human-centered” concept of social development has been substantiated.

РАЗВИТИЕ СОВРЕМЕННЫХ ГОРОДОВ С ПОЗИЦИИ ЭКОЛОГИЧЕСКОГО ПОДХОДА

The article considers the features of the development of modern cities from the point of view of the ecological approach. The main focus is on approaches within the framework of the implementation of sustainable development. Sustainable development is a new concept of scientific development, and sustainable development requires us to change not only the concept of economic development, but also the concept of social development. The development of the city as a social development and economic development is an important embodiment of the process of sustainable development, but also in the pursuit of the concept of innovation. The paper analyzes domestic and foreign literature within the framework of the research topic, as well as uses comparative, comparative and analytical methods. The author examines the main problems of city construction from the perspective of an ecological approach, based on the basic principles of ecological urban planning, the main content and ecological function of zoning, and also examines the ecological city and its relationship with sustainable development. Ecological cities are a necessary condition for the sustainable development of society. In the last few thousand years, the development of society has been based on the price of sacrificing the environment, where the main role belongs to cities as the core of human society. This is a rather negative development scenario that does not provide for long-term sustainability, as the potential of the environment is increasingly depleted. The current situation is becoming threatening, and if it is not changed, not only the survival and development of future generations will be under serious threat, but also modern man will be in a situation on the verge of survival. Thus, the process of building an ecological city will reverse this negative situation and will not only contribute to the provision of conditions for the normal life of the existing civilization, but also will protect future generations of people, that is, will contribute to sustainable social development. In turn, the sustainable development of society is to ensure the construction of an ecological city, and an integrated approach to this problem will allow achieving the harmonious development of ecological cities.

ПРОБЛЕМАТИКА СТАНОВЛЕНИЯ СИСТЕМЫ СОЦИАЛЬНОЙ И РЕЛИГИОЗНОЙ БЕЗОПАСНОСТИ В РОССИЙСКО-КИТАЙСКОМ ПРИГРАНИЧЬЕ В ЗАРУБЕЖНЫХ ИССЛЕДОВАНИЯХ

The study is devoted to the analysis of Western research on aspects of social security of the Russian-Chinese border. The article provides the allocation social security aspects in the Western descriptions of the Russian-Chinese border in the XVII-XIX centuries. The degree of political conjuncture influence on the interpretation of the social security of the Russian-Chinese border is determined; Modern transformations of the critical concept of social development of border Russian-Chinese territories in the XXI century are analyzed. The novelty of the study is determined by the fact that it is the first analysis of the factors and patterns assessments of social security formation in the territory of the Russian-Chinese border in the works of European and American authors. The result is the determination of the development vector of the Western Social Security methodology of the Russian-Chinese border area from early idealizations to positivist descriptions and a “critical concept”, where Russia is assigned the role of a social threat. The second result is to identify the content of the critical concept of the social security of the Russian-Chinese border, which is that Russian-Chinese relations are perceived by Western researchers as the factor in the lagging of regional society development from the global level. The third result is to analyze the transformation of the critical concept of the social security of the Russian-Chinese border, which is recognized by the regional framework independence and its dependence not so much from the Western trends of globalism but on the influence of East Asian players, the leading among which is China

Social development: traditional and modern approaches to study

Problem setting. The course of scientific debate for explaining social development has been determined for a long time by the competition of two theoretical and methodological approaches. The first approach – the evolutionist one affirmed the unity of the historical process, which obeys certain general laws (the so-called historical progress theories), and the second – the civilizational one presented social dynamics as a complex configuration of coexisting civilizations and cultures that successively replace each other over time (the historical circulation theories).Recent research and publications analysis. Among the domestic scientists who paid attention to the study of social development conceptual ideas, it is necessary to mention L. Bevzenko, А. Danilova, B. Dubina, S. Makeeva, M. Mishchenko, Yu. Pavlenko, O. Paskhaver, I. Popova, V. Tarasenko, V. Khmelko and some others.Highlighting previously unsettled parts of the general problem. At the present stage of science development, there is still a lack of comprehensive research on the analysis of the essence and features of the fundamental aspects of the social development concepts. The study is devoted to systematization, comparative analysis and identification of fundamental aspects of conceptual approaches to understanding and interpretation of social development.Paper main body. The general features of the evolutionist concept can be summarized as follows. The historical process has a single form and continuous dynamics of development, which is associated with progress. The evolutionary changes, occurring linearly and having predictable nature, condition the progressive social dynamics from primitive states to more complex ones, from homogeneity to heterogeneity, from chaos to organization. The basis of evolutionary development is a single consequence mechanism, acting independently of humans’ will and consciousness, the core of which is the desire for social self-transformation.The concepts of historical circulation (cyclical, civilizational development) represent another traditional approach that explains the development of society and cultures. Most representatives of this approach consider the culture as a biological organism, which undergoes similar phases of its development: birth, adulthood, maturity, flourishing, old age, and death. The course of the world historical process is regarded by the theory of the historical circulation as a synthesis of different cultures and civilizations, having little interaction with each other and minor mutual influence.Modern theories, focusing on the active role of society members, individually or collectively participating in public life, consider social development as a contradictory and nonlinear phenomenon of the global world, as a radical, multidimensional, multistage and large-scale historical process transforming society and its institutional and socio-cultural environment. It covers all social subsystems and leads to the formation of effectively functioning institutional complexes supporting and enhancing the social aromorphosis and idioadaptation based on positive feedback between all the sociocultural system elements.Conclusions of the research and prospects for further studies. Nowadays, with the emergence of new concepts of social development, there is a possibility for a certain integration of these approaches into a new, systemic-cyclical approach, which defends, on the one hand, the multidimensionality and multivariate character of historical process, its alternative nature, and on the other hand – the inevitability and regular continuity of social development.

SOME RESULTS OF REFORM OF THE SOCIAL SPHERE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Over the past 20 years significant changes in all aspects of the social sphere are carried out in Russia. At the same time, the population does not always understand, what caused them and does not always support them. The changes in approaches to the concept of social development in Russia have been examined in the article. The necessary conditions for the development of the social sphere, based on its own resources and capabilities, have been considered. The main factors, influencing efficiency of functioning of all social sphere, in particular balance and security of resources of separate decisions, have been analyzed.

BASIS OF METhODOLOGY FOR FORMING OF ThE INFORMATION SOCIETY IDEOLOGY

The article shows that the investigated problem is highly relevant in the modern era, which requires formation of ideology of information society, which should play a constructivecatalytic role, to move from violence to motivation and purchase of subjectivity for all. The subject of the research in this article is the ideology of the information society as a complex social phenomenon and a dynamic process. Research methods – informational and synergistic approaches that allowed us to deeply analyze this complex phenomenon.It is shown that the ideology of the information society is a system of concepts-the ideas of paradigms in which discoursing conceptualized the relationship of individuals to the information society, which should be explicitate as a multifunctional model of social organization and interaction of individuals. The ideology of the information society positions the interests of social groups, including their values, ideals, norms, rules, guidance and development of this type of society and reflects organizational activity for extrapolation in social and individual consciousness of norms and values a culture of information intended for the development of social, political, and spiritual processes in the state.The ideology of the information society reveals certain aspects and problems of information society, aimed at overcoming dogmatically-rigged and imaginary socio- existential forms of human existence in a virtual world. It is the process of evolution of ideas in the development of information society and the development of human consciousness, the formulation of common interests-needs in the state and programs of development of information society, the recognition of ideology as a set of principles and beliefs, which is based on information world-view as a social and cultural reality.The information ideology is invited to consider how the concept of social development that guides individual, the image of the model in the unity of the social and spiritual processes. Based on the ideology of information society idea of information or informatization as the main principle conceptosphere companies, which reflects the social, philosophical, political, scientific aspects of the matrix development of the society, as well as the ideological and theoretical foundations.It is proved that the search ideas of the information society taking place in Ukraine, industrial and technological backwardness from which the world’s economic leaders is growing extremely fast. Quite complicated form is the search for ideas as identity in Ukraine. The idea of the information society as the highest form of development of society can unite people, especially young people, because informatization is involved in the majority of the population. The basis of the ideologies of the information society in many developed countries had measures in solving the tasks aimed at the initiation of faith in their own strength and creativity, moral, cultural and spiritual meanings of the life of the nation and people.A separate space is devoted to the ideology of the information society, post-modern discourse, which includes the concept of «simulacrum». Postmodern methodology reveals the inner essence of stereotypes and simulacra stereopathy as a primitive matrices, based on the comprehension of the virtual-reality irrational. It simulacra is one of concepts of the postmodern ideology of the information society, representing the way the virtual- irrational reality, which reflects only some of the believability of the original, but is not a valid reflection of the essence of the actual image of the information society. Simulacra is irrational transcendental form of the model, which also coexists with individual, butthey represent an empty matrix of destructive reality, blurring the distinction between valid and irrational (surrogate) essence of knowledge intended for mass culture and consumerism.It is concluded that the formation of the ideology of the information society can contribute to the exit from the crisis in Ukraine, to unite the nation and promote the innovative development of companies. The necessity of establishing the ideology of the information society is not only the possibility of solving certain problems of social life, but the possibility of further successful strengthening of social institutions and functions. The ideology of the information society should be subject to cultural, ethical and humanistic transformations based on the actual processes of implementation of positive (humanistic) model of transformation of modern society, which in the future will be able to lead our society on the path of innovative development, using the ideology of the information society, based on anti-crisis strategy, high the role of intellectual resource in science and education, building of information and innovation infrastructure, modernization of society and the use of it education.

The Amalgamate Circulation for Sustainable Development: As the Methodology to Develop Governance and Accountability

The concept of social development is often referred to as “human development.” Analysis of the diffusion of Sustainable Development (SD), as a new paradigm as adopted at the international level, can provide an interesting starting point to see how one of the most important and universally recognized concepts can give rise to different interpretations and applications. This diffusion is observed here through the mechanism of the circulation of legal models. This diffusion of SD has shown its dynamics through the vertical and horizontal circulation when observed through the mechanism of the circulation of legal models, the third type of circulation is the oblique circulation and we propose a fourth type of circulation the “amalgamate circulation”. This model is certainly an indefinite legal and political in nature, yet, it can demonstrate its viability in producing the paradigm shift from a mere theoretical development to a real one, taking into account the necessities of everybody, globally and in a synchronic and diachronic perspective. Thus, this model can come about as the principle methodologies of lawful development in the different legitimate frameworks which will introduce good governance, accountability and SD principles in different legitimate frameworks.

ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY IN THE CONTEXT SOCIAL ACCEPTABILITY

Purpose. The topic of the article has been identified by objective need for scientific justification of strategy of sustainable development. The author reviewed main stages of formation of the concept of global environmental security over the past half century, specified their most significant results and extended the philosophical definition of the category of “environmental security”. Methodology. Working on this article, the author relied on the conceptual provisions of the ideology of the ecological imperative, co-evolution and systematic approach. Results. Since the mid 70’s of the last century, the paradigm of safe environmental development of the society has dominated as an alternative to traditional economic growth. The content of the concept “environmental security” is disclosed through the interdependent and dialectical unity of human security and environmental security. The formation of the concept of global environmental security is discussed in the logical-historical perspective, four major steps have been identified. The contents of the concept “environmental security” is revealed through the interdependence and dialectical unity of human security and environmental security in terms of social tolerance. Practical implications. The conclusions suggested by the author can be used to form a holistic theoretical and methodological ensuring of ecological concepts of social development.

Labour market in Serbia: An opportunity or limitation of economic growth

This raises the question of why some countries based their economic power to human resources, the knowledge economy and large investments in science, while others see their citizens primarily as a social category which requires the cost of education, medical treatment, social protection, salaries and pensions? The answer lies in the concept of social development, that is, whether investing in people is considered as an investment or cost. The Company's investment in human resources, education and science, the investments are those companies that are leaders of development and their economies recorded the highest growth rates in recent history. Opposite them are the companies that have not yet recognized the importance of education and investment in people as the most important resource and a factor of development. Such companies are on the margins of development, marginalized and occupied 'internal' problems, unaware that standing in the village, in the context of economic growth, the reverse. Serbia at this moment belongs, unfortunately, this second group of countries that do not understand the full meaning and significance of human potential. Under certain conditions, it is possible to reverse the existing concept and establish an open and developed labor market that will be the engine of development and a key factor of economic growth in Serbia.

Sociological Reconceptualization of Social Development: With Empirical Evidence from Surakarta City, Indonesia

After more than six decades, the growth-oriented development strategy has failed to develop people’s essential well-being, social equality and better quality of socio-cultural life. United Nations called it: jobless, ruthless, rootless, voiceless, and futureless growth (UNDP, 1997). Recently, several new development approaches has been introduced, such as People-Centered Development, MDGs, Human Development, but those approaches are proposing more for the enhancement of some “social sectors”, rather than being oriented into developing a “good society”. Herewith, in this article a more sociological conceptualization of social development is introduced by emphasizing that developing human being has to be done through developing the basic elements of social life, namely structure, culture and process of the society. The purpose of this paper is to propose and discuss the new and the more sociological concept of social development. An action research has been conducted to explore some empirical evidence of social development practices implemented in Surakarta city as an illustration.