What are social processes and describe them
Definition:-When one action follows another
and depends on upon and proceeds from the prior act, sociologists speak of
social process. Interaction between
individuals and groups occur in the form of social processes. There are
hundreds of social processes.
The fundamental social processes are:-
A) Interraction and socialization:-Interaction is a key factor in all
social life without which there would be no social or group life.Culture and
society are products of interaction. It can be defined as that dynamic
interplay of forces in which contact and communication between persons or group
result in change of attitude and or behavior of participants.
Socialization can be simply
defined as the experience humans gain of their society in course of their life
span from their birth by deliberate or casual learning from the
families,friends etc.
B) Opposition (i.e, competition and
conflict):-Competition can be defined as an impersonal form of struggle or
opposition in which more than one person is involved to get some mutually
desired goal.
It’s a fundamental form of social struggle and
in limited by social controls.It’s nature and perspective varies from a
capitalist nation to a communist nation.
Conflict is antagonistic competition.
It is ever present in human relations.Maclever
and Page distinguished:-
a)Direct conflict;
b)Indirect Conflict: Which is nothing but
competition.
C)Accommodation and Cooperation:-
Accommodation is
the process of adjustments which enables groups to reach agreement during
social change or conflict. It’s the basis of social organization.
Cooperation stands for all
relations in which persons work together towards a common goal.
Accommodation
represents different stages on cooperative process. Both these 2 are processes
of association.
D)Assimilation:-
It is applied to an immigrant or ethnic minority in the process of being
absorbed into the receiving society, by sharing his/her experience and history.
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