SOCIAL INTERACTIONS

- is the process by which

we act and react to those
around us.

- acts of people perform

toward each other and the
responses they give in
return.

1.Exchange
Exchange is the most basic type of
social interaction. Whenever people
interact in an effort to receive a reward
or a return for their actions, an
exchange has taken place. Exchange is
a social process whereby social
behavior is exchanged for some type of
reward for equal or greater value. The
reward can be material (a paycheck at
a job) or nonmaterial (a 'thank you'
from
your
coworker).
Exchange
theorists argue that behavior that is
rewarded tends to be repeated;
however, when the costs of an

Types

2. Competition
Competition is a process by which
two or more people attempt to
achieve a goal that only one can
attain. Competition is a common
feature of Western societies and
the cornerstone of the capitalist
economic
system
and
the
democratic form of government.
Most sociologists view competition
as a positive thing - one that can
motivate people to achieve goals.
However, competition can also
lead to psychological stress, a lack
of
cooperation
in
social

3. Cooperation
Cooperation is the process in which
people work together to achieve
shared goals. Cooperation is a social
process that gets things done; no
group can complete its tasks or
achieve its goals without cooperation
from its members. Oftentimes,
cooperation works together with
other forms of interaction such as
competition. In a baseball game, for
example, a team will work together
(cooperation) while attempting to
achieve a victory (a goal that only
one team can attain).

4. Conflict
Conflict is the process by which
people attempt to physically or
socially conquer each other. Probably
the most obvious example of conflict
is war, but conflict can also be
demonstrated
in
our
everyday
interactions (such as legal disputes
and arguments over religion and
politics). Conflict can have its positive
functions, such as reinforcing group
boundaries and strengthening group
loyalty by focusing attention on an
outside threat. It can also lead to
social change by bringing problems
to the forefront and forcing opposing