Social relationships are the interactions between various individuals or groups. In every society, individuals develop relationships with other individuals to enable them to achieve their goals. These relationships may be entered into consciously or unconsciously (e.g. a friendly chat whilst waiting in a queue or a meeting with a child’s teacher). The social relationships are collectively referred to as the social network. Good social networks are associated with greater levels of social cohesion, informal care and enforcing healthy behaviours such as not smoking and safe sexual practices.
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