He did not need them to see the object of his journey, but courtesy is important in any social encounter.

If it is a passing social encounter, with what you would call "a stranger," say one child.

How can the social encounter best be described and managed by the teacher?

After a few days, we had stopped being surprised by such idyllic social encounters.

Sociometry, little known outside the academic world, measures social encounters.

Just thinking about turning their meeting into a social encounter made Wesley sweat.

"It was really more of a social encounter than a scientific one," he said.

"He enjoyed social encounters and was recognized as a great host."

It may mean a social encounter, or even a children's birthday party, in the museum cafe.

Another social encounter with the women of the Empire was unlikely, for a while at least.