social behavior
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social behavior
The totality of an individual's behaviors when dealing with other members of their group or society. It describes how someone interacts with others and responds to them.
Die Lehrerin lobte das gute Sozialverhalten der Schülerin, da sie anderen immer half.
The teacher praised the student's good social behavior because she always helped others.
'Sozialverhalten' (social behavior) is a compound noun made from the adjective 'sozial' (social) and the noun 'das Verhalten' (behavior). It describes how someone behaves in social situations.
Im Kindergarten lernen die Kinder erstes Sozialverhalten.
In kindergarten, children learn their first social behavior.
This noun is very often combined with adjectives that evaluate the behavior. Typical examples are 'gutes' (good), 'schlechtes' (bad), 'angemessenes' (appropriate), or 'auffälliges' (conspicuous/problematic) social behavior.
Der Hund zeigt ein sehr gutes Sozialverhalten gegenüber anderen Tieren.
The dog shows very good social behavior toward other animals.
Common verbs in connection with 'Sozialverhalten' (social behavior) are 'zeigen' (to show), 'lernen' (to learn), 'trainieren' (to train), and 'beobachten' (to observe).
In dem Kurs können die Teilnehmer ihr Sozialverhalten trainieren.
In the course, participants can train their social behavior.
behavior / manners
Benehmen and Sozialverhalten both describe how someone interacts with others. Benehmen particularly evaluates visible politeness and social behavior, while Sozialverhalten also includes reactions and recurring patterns of interaction. Use Benehmen for a specific appearance or performance and Sozialverhalten for the broader pattern.
Sein Sozialverhalten im Gespräch zeigte, dass er auf andere kaum reagierte.
His social behavior during the conversation showed that he barely responded to others.
Sein Benehmen im Gespräch war schlecht, weil er die anderen ständig unterbrach.
His behavior during the conversation was poor because he kept interrupting the others.
