Social Interaction, status and role, status set, master status, role conflict, role strain, role exit, cooperation, competition, conflict, compromise, Accommodation.

Social Interaction:

Social Interaction is any type of the communication that

occurs between people. This includes everything from greetings like (Hi, Hello,

Aslam-o-Alikum etc.) a neighbor with a gesture to intensive communication like

for example (Negotiation, debate and public speaking. The following are common

examples in Social Interaction.

Class discussion:

Some times as a student I participate in class discussion

with my class-fellows and my respectable Teacher, I gave my opinion with shape

of Presentation with (specific slide’s bullet-points, elaborate my point with specific

facts, figures, gestures and some time, I communicate with particular people

extremely to my view-point.

Brainstorming:

Brainstorming is a group activity where everyone comes

together to discuss Plan for growth and improvement, exchange your ideas, share

any information and use this discussion as informal catch-up session for you and

your classmates.

Status and Role:

Status is our relative social (level) position within a

specific group, society. Ascribed (attributed)status which is include (sex, race and

age). Children usually have more ascribes status than adults, in some specific

choice in most of the matters. For Example, (Ascribed status) Race: Your race is a

genetically defined feature. It is generally identifiable by your skin color, but also

other features such as eye color. Common races include black and Asian. Societies

have historically created social hierarchies based on race.

A Role is set of norms, values, behaviors and personality characteristics

attached to a status. Any individual person may occupy the statuses in the shape of

any profession play one or more roles in society (Role: Classroom: attending class,

taking notes and discussing with the teacher).

Status set:

A status set is a collection of social statuses that an

individual hold. Any-woman/girl plays role in the shape of (wife, mother,

daughter, nurse etc. at the same time and these would be her status set. (Race,

gender, religion, profession, culture etc.) Can be factors that determine the statuses

to be assigned to an individual these determine how that person is combined into

society.

For example: if someone is a doctor by profession, he would have achieved

statuses comprising of colleague, superior, patient, nurses and so on through own

education, knowledge and experience. These status sets fluctuate according to the

surroundings yet some sets within a certain geographical location remain the same

such as citizen etc.Master Status:

In Sociology, the master status is the social place that is the essential

recognizing normal for a person. The term master status is defining as "a status that

has excellent importance for social personality, often shaping an individual's whole

life." Master status can be credited or accomplished.

For Example:

There is different example of master situations with the world. These are

orientation, sexual direction, actual capacity, economy.

Role Conflict:

Role conflict happens when there are contradictory requests put upon an

individual connecting with their work or position. Individuals experience role

conflicts when they wind up pulled in different bearings as they attempt to answer

the numerous situations with hold.

For Example:

Somebody who should be far off in one job might struggle with another job

where they should show warmth.Role Strain

In sociology, role strain happens when an individual has a day to day

existence job to satisfy that requires testing conduct, has unreasonable

assumptions, or is overpowering in another way.

For Example:

Somebody assuming the jobs of parent, chief, guardian, and writer might

encounter role strain on the grounds that these jobs joined may take up more time

and assets than that individual has or expect that individual to all the while be in

various spots.

Role Exist:

Role exist refers to a process by which dis-engagement from one important

role. The process of dis-engagement from a role that a central to one’s self identity.

In simple words, it is conversion of one individual into new role from previous

one.

For Example:

A woman getting divorce from her husband to leave the status of wife.

Another example is, when an individual becomes a parent and has to change their

lifestyle.

Cooperation:

The basic form of human association is cooperation. It is process by which

people help each other to meet a common end is called as cooperation. The

network of society is based on cooperation and it is the basic necessity of life. No

society can develop its social organization and social system without cooperation.For Example:

Customer cooperation with shopkeeper, teacher cooperation with student

etc.

Competition:

Striving of two or more persons for the same good which is limited so that

all cannot share.

A competition where only one person can win the prize or achieve the goal

is called absolute competition. For example, president, prime minister, cricket

team captain etc.

A competition where more than one person can win a prize or achieve the

goal is called relative competition. For example, wealth prestige, 3 posts of

lecturers in a department etc.

Personal Competition:

This competition is based on personal reasons. People strive to defeat their

rival like in courts people go through this competition and for person reasons they

spend a lot of time and money to defeat their opponent. In this competition

personal interest is involved.

Impersonal Competition:This competition involves collective interest of people rather than personal

interest.

For Example:

Members of unions protest against administration because of collective

interest like bonus or other rights.

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