Definition ,socialization and its importance in education

2. Social Interaction
A social interaction is an exchange
between two or more individuals and
is a building block of society.
Social interaction can be studied
between groups of two (dyads), three
(triads) or larger social groups.
By interacting with one another,
people design rules, institutions and
systems within which they seek to
live.

3. Socialization
Socialization"the means by which social and
cultural continuity are attained".
Education and Socialization
Education is a social process, and Education is a
process of socialization.
Education in this sense is a process, which
prepares the members of the society to adapt to
the cons;?ntly changing conditions of a society.

5. Agents of Socialization

6. ELEMENTS of
SOCIAL
INTERACTION

7. Elements of social interaction
include
Social roles
Social
attitudes
Social
identity
communication

8. Social Roles
“Socially defined expectations of an individual in a
given status or social position”
Example
The social role of doctor, encompasses a set of behaviors that all
doctors should assume, regardless of their personal opinions or
outlooks.

9. “Social roles are
social facts”
social roles as unchanging parts of a society’s
culture; they are social facts.
Social roles do not involve negotiation or
creativity.
They prescribe, contain, and direct an
individual’s behavior.
Socialization help in internalization and
learning social roles.

10. Social Attitudes
A social attitude is an acquired tendency to evaluate
social things in a specific way.
It’s characterized by positive or negative beliefs, feelings and
behaviors towards a particular entity.
Social attitude has three main components
● Emotional
● Cognitive
● Behavioral

11. Social Identity
Identity : refers to people's sense of who they are and
the characteristics that define them
People's sense of identity is closely connected to what they find
meaningful and important.
social identity • The characteristics that are attributed to an
individual by others.
Example
Business professional behaves and dress like businessman.
Personal identity
it is a sense of who one is,
including personality traits,
beliefs, and values. It is how
individuals see, think about,
and evaluate themselves.
Example
an individual's personal
identity at age 18 is not the
same as the personal identity at
age 50 or 60.

12. Communication
People communicate in
society in two ways
● Verbal communication
● Non-verbal
communication

13. n
Verbal
communication
Oral
Written

14. Non-verbal
communication
it includes:
● Expression
● Body languge
● Movement
● Gesture
● Posture etc

15. 4 levels of social
interaction
Exchange
Cooperation
Confluct
Comoetition

16. Exchange
When people do
something for each
other with the express
purpose of receiving a
reward.
They are involved in
an exchange
interaction

17. Conflict
Conflict arises when
people or groups have
incompatible values or
when the rewards or
resources available to a
society or its members
are limted

18. Conflict…
Conflict always involves an attempt to gain or use power
Conflict is not always negative
One problem with conflict
It often leads to unhappiness and violence which causes many
people to view its negativity

19. Cooperation
A cooperative
interaction occurs
when people act
together to promote
common interest or
acheive shared goals