The article presents some characteristics of spatial terminology and the way they are used in the works of social scientists. The author suggests his own interpretation of the category of social space, defines its composition and structure, and proves opportunities to intervene in its properties and components. The author defines social space as a set of social environment where social participants interact, making and reproducing various products. In social space, the author allocates seven layers: 1) social environment in it; 2) corresponding patterns of activity and patterns of behavior and thinking; 3) subjects of activity; 4) norms and rules (social institutions) that regulate the interaction of social participants; 5) social process: arrangement and disarrangement of the fields, their integration and disintegration; the process of saturation and impoverishment of the fields, 6) material products and services of the effected patterns; 7) cultural products and non-material services of the effected patterns. The material products and services, cultural products and non-material services make a material and spiritual basis for functioning for social participants.