Different types of revolutions

[RedStaredRevolution]

Im currently reading a book on anarchism and it mentions the political revolution and the social revolution several times. What exactly are these (or their differences)? if my question is vague, the author usually states the the social revolution has to come before the political revolution. im not sure if that helps but it might put it into context more.

[KickMcCann]

It helps if you seperate politics and society as two seperate entities.

The political is the machinery of the state, the bureaucracy, the military, the official decision makers and governing institutions.

The social is everything outside that such as ideas, music, culture, religion, and economics; basically the prevailing public mood, consciousness, and identity.

So the idea runs that radical change in public mood, consciousness and identity will lead to radical change in the machinery of the state and those who run it. This could happen a couple different ways.
One way is through revolutions or elections in which new bureaucrats are elected/installed into office. These new bureaucrats then alter the machinery of the state or change how it is operated.
Another way, probably more common, is change for neccessity. The state takes notice of a shift in social character and reforms itself to remain relevent and in power. This can be real or imagined, depending on the nature of the bureaucracy. They might publicly adopt a social movement to control its direction and effectively do nothing. Or the change can be real and sincere.