The speed and circumstances of social transition from one stage to another varies.

The country is in a crisis of social transition, and that's stimulating for a writer.

Cities in the United States have undergone major social transitions during the 1970s 1980s and 1990s.

This has resulted in a measurable degree of instability and chaos associated with a social transition.

Of course, that probably counts as a calculated act of social transition.

At 26, he began the transition, surgical and social, from female to male.

The characters are based on historical fact and the musical deals with social, economic and cultural transitions of that period.

Burial customs are typically slow to change, even in times of social transition and foreign influence.

"Before we left, you said this was a time of social and political transition," said Hunter.

Biological and social transitions in life may also be a factor for change.