A. Social Interaction
1. Understanding
Social interaction is a process of relationship and mutual influence between humans, either as individuals or groups, or between individuals and groups.
2. Purpose and Fundamentals of Social Interaction
a. goal
- To establish friendly relations.
- To establish relations in the field of trade.
- To carry out mutually beneficial cooperation.
b. Basic Social Interaction
- imitation factor
- Suggestion factor
- Identification factor
- Sympathy factor
3. The Importance of Social Contact and Communication in Social Interaction
Contact is the initial stage of social interaction. Communication is when someone gives meaning to the treatment of others by conveying a feeling. The importance of contact and communication, namely for the realization of social interaction and can be tested against a life of isolation (isolation).
4. Social Interaction to Meet the Needs of Life
Humans must carry out social interactions, because with this, all their needs will be fulfilled. The human needs include:
- Basic/Primary Living Needs
- Social/Psychological Needs
- Integrative Needs
5. Rules and Ways of Adapting to the Environment
In every episode of life, humans are required to constantly adapt to their environment. In adapting to the environment, humans will follow the pattern of changes that occur, including the following.
- Changes in social structure
- Changes in values and attitudes
- Unplanned changes
B. Forms of Social Interaction
1. Forms of Social Interaction
a. Cooperation
Cooperation is a social process between individuals or groups of people to achieve a common goal.
b. Competition/competition
Opposition or conflict is a social process, in which individuals or groups of people try to achieve their goals by opposing the opposing party, using threats or violence.
c. Conflict
Dispute is a social process in which an individual or group of people, seeks to fulfill a purpose by viewing the opponent with threats or violence.
d. Accommodation
Accommodation is a process of developing temporary work agreements between individuals or groups who are in a state of conflict.
e. Assimilation
Assimilation as a process of cultural diffusion through which individuals and groups become culturally alike. This process occurs when two different cultures meet and the dominant culture is assimilated into the other culture.
2. Consensus and Contravention
a. Consensus is very close to cooperation (cooperation), but the two are still different.
b. Contravention, can be described as a social process that takes the form between competition and conflict.
C. The Development of Social Order
Humans in social life always adapt to their environment so that there is harmony that gives life satisfaction. Humans also deal with fellow humans, each of whom has personal independence: different desires, desires, feelings, and characteristics. People’s lives need social order so that there is a harmonious relationship between social interactions. The existence of social order that brings pleasure in dealing with the environment.
D. The occurrence of conflict and cooperation in the process of social interaction
1. The occurrence of conflict/dispute/conflict in the process of social interaction
Opposition or conflict is a social process, in which individuals or groups of people try to achieve their goals by opposing the opposing party, using threats or violence.
Forms of conflict include:
- Political conflict
- Personal conflict
- Racial clash
- Conflict between social classes
- International clash
2. The occurrence of cooperation in the process of social interaction
Cooperation is a social process between individuals or groups of people to achieve a common goal.
Forms of cooperation among others
- Bargaining
- Cooperating
- Coalition
- Joint Venture
3. The occurrence of competition (competition) in the process of social interaction
Competition occurs when individuals or groups of people compete for profit through certain fields, by attracting public attention without using threats or violence.
There are two types of competition, namely as follows:
- Personal competition
- Group competition