Social psychology is the scientific study of how people think about, influence, and relate to one another. It examines how an individual's thoughts and behaviors are influenced by real, imagined, or implied others. Social psychology also studies how individuals and groups influence each other, looking at topics like conformity, diversity, persuasion, and group decision-making. Finally, it analyzes groups themselves and how different groups interact with and influence each other.

1. Social
Psychology

2. Word Origin
Social
The word social comes from the Latin “socius” meaning “friend".
When you are being social, you are everyone’s friend.
Meaning
The word social is relating to human society, the interaction of
the individual and the group, or the welfare of human beings as
members of society.

3. Definition
 Social psychology is the scientific study of how people
think about, influence, and relate to one another.
 How the individual mind works in the actual presence
of the others, implied presence of others, and the
imagined presence of the others.
 Studies attitudes formation,self-concepts,forming
relationships,social influence, social thinking,
motivations for helping and harming others

5. Scope of Social Psychology
Social psychology tries to understand the relationship between minds, groups, and behaviors in three general ways:
First, it tries to understand how the thoughts, feelings and behaviours of individuals are influenced by the actual, imagined,
or implied presence of other(s).This includes social perception, social interaction, and the many kinds of social influence (like
trust, power, and persuasion).It deals with questions like: How do small group dynamics impact cognition and emotional
states? How do social groups control or contribute to behaviour, emotion, or attitudes of the individual members?
How does the group impact the individual?
How does the individual operate within the social group?
It tries to understand the influence that individual perceptions and behaviours have upon the behaviour of groups. How
does persuasion work to change group behaviour, emotion or attitudes?
Second, it tries to understand the influence of individual perceptions and behaviours have upon the behaviour of groups.
This includes looking at things like group productivity in the workplace and group decision making.
It looks at questions like: What are the reasons behind conformity, diversity, and deviance?
Third,and finally, social psychology tries to understand groups themselves as behavioural entities and the relationships and
influences that one group has upon another group.
It enquires questions like: What makes some groups hostile to one another, and others neutral or civil?
Do groups behave in a different way than an individual outside the group?

6. Socialization
Definition
The process of learning to behave in a way that is acceptable to
society.
According to Gecas;
“socialization is the continuous process of shaping one’s self concept,
identity, various attitudes and behaviors of individual”.
According to Ogburn;
“It is the process of learning the norms of the group and
society.

7. Agents of socialization
you
Family
Peers
School
Mass
Media
Work
Religion

8. Active Agencies
Family Peer
School Work

9. Passive Agencies
Radio TV
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