The document outlines 5 types of social interaction: exchange, competition, conflict, cooperation, and accommodation. Exchange involves individuals or groups interacting to receive a reward for their actions based on principles of reciprocity. Competition involves two or more opposing groups trying to achieve a single goal through accepted rules, while conflict deliberately tries to control or harm others with few rules. Cooperation has groups working together for mutual benefit. Accommodation balances cooperation and conflict through compromise, mediation, truce, or arbitration between opposing parties.

1. 5 Types of Social
Interaction

2. Do Now!
 Describe a situation in which you used
one of the following ways to solve a
problem or gain a reward. What was
the outcome of the situation?:
1. Exchange
2. Competition
3. Conflict
4. Cooperation
5. Accommodation

3. #1: EXCHANGE
 Individuals, Groups,
Societies interact
in an effort to
receive a reward
for their actions

4. WHY INTERACT?
 Reciprocity  The idea
that if you do something for
someone, they ower you
something in return
 Rewards can be Material
and Non-Material

5. EXCHANGE THEORY
 People are motivated by self-interest
 Rewarded behavior tends to be repeated

6. #2: COMPETITION
 2 or more persons or groups
oppose each other to
achieve a goal that only
one can attain
 Follows accepted rules of
conduct
 Positive but can lead to
conflict

7. #3: CONFLICT
 Deliberate attempt to
control by force, oppose,
or harm the will of another
person
 Conflict has few rules of
conduct

8. Competition v. Conflict
Competition
 Main emphasis is on
achieving a goal
Conflict
 Main emphasis is on
defeating the opponent

9. #4: COOPERATION
 Occurs when 2 or more
persons or groups work
together to achieve a goal
that will benefit many
people
 Can be used with other
forms of interaction
 Gets things done.

10. #5: ACCOMMODATION
 State of balance between
cooperation and conflict
 Give up a little and taking a
little
 4 Major Forms of
Accommodation

11. 4 Types of Accommodation
 Compromise: Two parties
both give up something to
come to an agreement
 Mediation: A third party
acts as a counselor in
helping two parties reach
an agreement
 Truce: Brings a halt to
conflict until a compromise
is reached
 Arbitration: A third party
makes a decision that is
binding on all parties