The "social" segment is often wrongly confused with socialism and democratic socialism and although aspects were inspired by the latter the social market approach rejects the socialist ideas of replacing private property and markets with social ownership and economic planning.
"Sotsiaalseid" segmente segatakse tihti ekslikult sotsismist ja demokraatlikust sotsialismist ning kuigi viimased on inspireeritud sellest, et sotsiaalturul põhinev lähenemisviis lükkab tagasi sotsialistide ideed, mis asendavad eraomandit ja turge sotsiaalse omandi ja majandusliku planeerimisega.