This document discusses social interaction and relationships. It defines social interaction as the process of contact where individuals influence each other's behavior. Social interaction is the foundation of society and occurs through various patterns like between individuals, groups, and cultures. Common forms of social interaction include exchange, reciprocity, competition, conflict, and cooperation. As people interact, they take on roles and statuses. Interaction can also lead to cultural assimilation, acculturation, and amalgamation as groups blend traits and behaviors.
This document discusses social interaction and relationships. It defines social interaction as the process of contact where individuals influence each other's behavior. Social interaction is the foundation of society and occurs through various patterns like between individuals, groups, and cultures. Common forms of social interaction include exchange, reciprocity, competition, conflict, and cooperation. As people interact, they take on roles and statuses. Interaction can also lead to cultural assimilation, acculturation, and amalgamation as groups blend traits and behaviors.
This document discusses social interaction and relationships. It defines social interaction as the process of contact where individuals influence each other's behavior. Social interaction is the foundation of society and occurs through various patterns like between individuals, groups, and cultures. Common forms of social interaction include exchange, reciprocity, competition, conflict, and cooperation. As people interact, they take on roles and statuses. Interaction can also lead to cultural assimilation, acculturation, and amalgamation as groups blend traits and behaviors.
This document discusses social interaction and relationships. It defines social interaction as the process of contact where individuals influence each other's behavior. Social interaction is the foundation of society and occurs through various patterns like between individuals, groups, and cultures. Common forms of social interaction include exchange, reciprocity, competition, conflict, and cooperation. As people interact, they take on roles and statuses. Interaction can also lead to cultural assimilation, acculturation, and amalgamation as groups blend traits and behaviors.
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Social
Interaction & Social relationships
Social Relations
Attraction
Conflict and Prejudice
Altruism and Peacemaking
How do we relate to others?
Aggression
SOCIAL INTERACTION
Social interaction occurs on a daily basis in a variety of ways.
Social interaction
Process of defining and responding to
various actions and reactions of individuals in a social situation. A social act is any intention, aim, plan, purpose, and so on which encompasses another self. Social actions then are directed towards accomplishing a social act.
Non-social act- Aiming for a college degree,
trying to enhance one's self-esteem, planning to go fishing, intending to do scientific research on the brain, and so on. Social Practices- These are rules, norms, custom, habits, and the like that encompass or anticipate another person's emotions, thoughts, or intentions. Ex. Shaking hands, refusing to lie to others, are examples. * Not all practice, however, is social
Social Interaction Social interaction is the foundation of society. Without interaction there would be no group life. For instance, interaction is the major processes for the socialization of an individual from birth to death, which exists in every culture.
Definition of Social Interaction Merrill: social interaction is the process of contact where the behavior modifies slightly Modifies slightly.
Definition of Social Interaction Dowson & Getty: Social interaction is a process whereby men inter- penetrate the mind of each other.
Patterns of social interaction Between individual and individual Between
individual and groups
Between groups and groups Between individual and culture
Between individual and
individual customer and shop keeper
Doctor and patient
Person to person
Between individual and
group
singer and audience
Person
to-group
Between group and group
Group-to-group
Role Playing
When you play a role in
society, you must interact with others in society.
Interactions brings 2 things to society:
Stability change
Common Forms of Social
Interaction
Exchange
Whenever people interact in an effort to receive a reward or a return for the actions.
Buying girlfriend flowers
Listening to your parents
Holding doors for old
people.
Common Forms of Social
Interaction
Reciprocity
The idea that if you do
something for someone, they owe you something in exchange.
Basis for exchange
Common Forms of Social
Interaction
Exchange theory
The idea that people are
motivated by self interest in their interactions with other people.
I.E. People do things
strictly to be rewarded.
Extra credit Wash the car Buy flowers for girlfriend
Common Forms of Social
Interaction
Competition
Occurs when two or more
people or groups oppose each other to achieve a goal that only one can attain.
Competition
Common Forms of Social
Interaction
Conflict
The deliberate attempt to
Control a person by force Oppose someone To harm another person
In a conflict
Very little rules of
conduct
Common Forms of Social
Interaction
Cooperation
Occurs when two or more
people or groups work together to achieve a goal
Benefits more than one
person!
Cooperation Works.
Differentiation As the individuals interact, they carry with them their statuses or positions in the social system. The status determines the role they play in the social situations.
Assimilat ion It refers to a cultural fusion in which two groups blend their cultures so that they become one.
Acculturati on When two or more groups or persons are interacting and in contact with each other, the chances is that both groups will learn and adapt some of the traits and patterns of behavior of the other group.
Amalgamation
Is both a cause and effect of acculturation
and assimilation. It refers to the intermarriage of person coming from different ethnic groups resulting in some kind of biological fusion.
