Understanding Social interaction

Understanding Social interaction
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Understanding Social interaction
Social interaction is seen as a dynamic and changing sequence of social actions between individual or social groups. Groups of people who are talking together are good example of social interaction; talking is a form of communication that is a good model of social interaction. People practice social interactions through conversations where they form groups and coordinate individual behavior. According to Macionis (2011, Pg.87), social interaction can be defined as the actions, acts, or practices done by two or a group of people who are mutually oriented towards each other's selves intentions (pp. 88). Social interaction is therefore any behavior that directly affects each other's subjective intentions during direct communication. As seen in the CD The Way We Live, episode 5 (2005), parties practicing social interaction must be aware of each other and need to treat each other with at most respect. Additionally, they need to have each other's self in their mind. Talking is said to be the major social interaction, however, other things such as...