In biology, psychology and sociology social behavior is behavior directed towards, or taking place between, members of the same species. Behavior such as predation which involves members of different species is not social. While many social behaviors are communication (provoke a response, or change in behavior, without acting directly on the receiver) communication between members of different species is not social behavior. I HATE BIOLOGY Biology is the branch of science dealing with the study of life. ... Psychology (ancient Greek: psyche = soul or mind, logos/-ology = study of) is an academic and applied field involving the study of the human mind and human behavior. ... Social interactions of people and their consequences are the subject of sociology studies. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with predator. ... ... Animal communication is any behaviour on the part of one animal that has an effect on the current or future behaviour of another animal. ...

In sociology, "behavior" itself means an animal-like activity devoid of social meaning or social context, in contrast to "social behavior" which has both. In an sociological hierarchy, social behavior is followed by social action, which is directed at other people and is designed to induce a response. Further along this ascending scale are social interaction and social relation. Behavior (or behaviour in Commonwealth English) refers to the actions or reactions of an object or organism, usually in relation to the environment. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... In sociology, social action refer to any action that takes into account actions and reactions of another individuals (real or imagined) and is modified based on those events. ... Interaction is a kind of action which occurs as two or more objects have an effect upon one another. ... Social relation can refer to a multitude of social interactions, regulated by social norms, between two or more people, with each having a social position and performing a social role. ...

Gender-oriented groups

Among members of certain species, such as apes (Superfamily Hominoidea), horses (more broadly, Family Equidae), dogs and whales, young non-dominant males can spontaneously form bachelor groups or bachelor bands (see Fraternity). The corresponding social structure for females is the harem. Unlike the bachelor group, the harem is typically organized around a single dominant male. Families Hylobatidae Hominidae Apes are the members of the Hominoidea superfamily of primates, including humans. ... Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The horse (Equus caballus) is a sizeable ungulate mammal, one of ten modern species of the genus Equus. ... Species - Donkey - African Wild Ass - Domestic Horse - Tarpan (extinct) - Grevys Zebra - Onager - Kiang - Przewalskis Horse - Plains Zebra - Mountain Zebra Equidae is the family of horse-like animals, order Perissodactyla. ... Trinomial name Canis lupus familiaris (Linnaeus, 1758) The dog is a canine mammal of the Order Carnivora. ... Whales are the largest species of exclusively aquatic mammals, members of the order Cetacea, which also includes dolphins and porpoises. ... A fraternity or brotherhood, also called by the German terms Männerbund or Brüderschaft, is an all-male human peer group, often bound together by oaths, codes of honour (see warrior code), initiation rites, mysticism or secrecy. ...

See also

• anti-social behavior
• behavioral ecology
• behavioral economics
• dual inheritance theory
• ethology
• Forms of activity and interpersonal relations
• human behavioral ecology
• sociobiology
• peer group