human relations

human relations

noun pl but usually singular in constr

Definition of HUMAN RELATIONS

1

: a study of human problems arising from organizational and interpersonal relations (as in industry)

2

: a course, study, or program designed to develop better interpersonal and intergroup adjustments

First Known Use of HUMAN RELATIONS

1946

Other Sociology Terms

bourgeois, ethos, eugenics, exurb, incommunicado, intelligentsia, megalopolis, metrosexual, mores, subculture