A summary about

SOCIAL INTERACTION AND

S O C I A L R E L AT I O N S H I P S

THE NATURE OF
SOCIAL
INTERACTION
Social interaction
takes place in both the
social groups of which
one member as well
as in social
institutions.
Example: The family,
religion, government,
and education.

T H E N AT U R E O F S O C I A L
INTERACTION
Social interaction is the way in which people respond or
communicate with another within social contexts.
People respond not only to the objective features of a person
or situation but also to the meaning that the person or
situation has for them. Through negotiation, people attempt to
reach agreement concerning their objectives, thus changing
the patterns of social interaction
Social interactions involve reciprocal contact carried out
through spoken or written language.

ROLE OF LANGUAGE
Social interaction occurs through communication,
which is mediated by symbols shared by a group.
Language is the most important symbol, it may be
spoken or written, and makes social organization
possible.

PATTERNS OF
INTERACTION
Practically all human
behavior involves social
interaction: a mother
disciplines her child, or a
group of friends organize
a party. Sociologist have
organized social
interaction into five types,
namely:
Exchange, Competition,
Conflict, War, and
Cooperation

PAT T E R N S O F I N T E R A C T I O N
Exchange

Competition

Exchange is the process by

Competition is manifested in

which one transfers social

variety of situations. It is a form

goods, services and items to

of struggle to secure a reward

another. Exchange takes

or a goal such as a prize,

place when both parties feel

material object, position,

that they will benefit from

leadership, prestige, or power.

frequent and voluntary

The aim of competition is to

interaction.

excel and surpass the opponent.

COMPETITION
Competition is a carried out by peaceful means and
is guided by a set of regulations and values
It may be personal or impersonal. Personal
competition involves direct, face to face contact and
is sometimes referred to as rivalry. Impersonal
competition involves a struggle between persons or
groups not directly aware of each other.

CONFLICT
When the rules of competition are broken and the opponents
become openly antagonistic, conflict may develop.
Both competition and conflict are motivated by the desire to
secure a scarce goals or common values. They are affected by
the nature of society and its culture.
Conflicts may be: Person to person, Group to group, National
and International. All takes tolls on both sides either
physically or mentally and may affect the people around them.

WAR
War wreaks havoc on life and property and
disrupts and disorganizes the existing social order.
War can be encouraged by political and military
officers who want to enhance their leadership, as
well as by manufacturers of weapons and other war
technology who stand to profit from its sale

COOPERATION
Cooperation is as old as this world. It ranges from
the unity among members of a family or among
friends to the bond found among nations.
It is widespread because many things that people
want and need cant be obtained through individual
effort.

TYPES OF COOPERATION
Informal

Symbolic

Cooperation is

Cooperation is a

spontaneous and

situation where two or

involves mutual give and

more members of

take.

society, living together

Formal cooperation

harmoniously, are

is of a deliberate

supportive and

contractual nature

interdependent.

prescribing the
reciprocal rights and

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WELL, HERE IS A
S H O RT E R V E R S I O N O F
T H E N E X T PA RT

SUMMARY
Social interaction is a vital principle in society; no
social life is possible without it.
The basic social relationships are Competition,
Conflict, cooperation, and differentiation.
(Differentiation is related to the division of labor in
society.)
Social relationship differs from Pattern of
Interaction

SUMMARY
As society becomes more complex and composed of
different ethnic groups, other types of social
relationships emerge.
Accommodation refers to the conscious efforts to
develop working arrangements to end conflict and
make life more tolerable and less wasteful of energy.

SUMMARY
Acculturation is the process of blending with
another culture or changing to the ways of the
dominant group as a result of socialization or
education.
Assimilation refers to cultural fusion or
interpenetration of norms, ideas, beliefs, sentiments,
and memories so that the individual or groups
become alike

SUMMARY
Amalgamation is biological fusion, which comes
about with the intermarriage of persons coming from
different cultures.

THE END
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