SOCIAL

PROCESS
(11 PLATO)

SUBMITTED BY:
JAMEWELLE L. RA ÑESES
RUEL LEI G. MONTESCLAROS
JOHN MICHAEL P. MAN-ON

SUBMITTED TO:

MRS. EVELYN BANCALE

SOCIAL PROCESS
-Refers to the recurrent and patterned interactions or responses of
individuals to one another which have attained stability. It is a
repetitive form of social behavior that is commonly found in social
life.
 2 CLASSIFICATION OF SOCIAL PROCESS
A. Based on formation

- Universal or basic processes

- Derived social processes
B. Based on unity or opposition

- Conjunctive social process

- Disjunctive social process

A. BASED ON FORMATION
1. Basic or universal social processes
- Refer to patterned and recurrent responses observable in all
human societies

3 UNIVERSAL SOCIAL PROCESSES

A. COOPERATION

- This involves two or more persons joining their

intelligence, efforts, talents, and resources together to attain
a goal which can be shared.It is a kind of conjoint action or
an alliance of persons or groups seeking some common goal
or reward. There are 3 types of cooperation, the Informal
cooperation, Formal Cooperation, and the Symbolic
cooperation. Informal cooperation is characterized as
spontaneous and involves mutual give and take. Formal
cooperation is a deliberate contractual nature and prescribes
the reciprocal rights and obligations of members. Lastly, the
symbolic cooperation, this type of cooperation involves
interdependent activities, but the people involved may not be
aware that their activity is a form of cooperation.
b. COMPETITION
- is a form of impersonalized struggle or opposition to secure
a reward or goal which cannot be shared.The reward or goal
can be a prize, material object, position, leadership, prestige
or power.Competition is carried on by peaceful means and is
guided by a common set of regulations and values. Personal
competition and Impersonal competition are 2 types of
competition where Personal completion Involves direct, face-
to-face contact between opposing parties while Impersonal
competition involves a struggle between persons or groups
not directly aware of each other.
 c. CONFLICT
- is a form of highly personalized and emotionalized struggle
or opposition between individuals or groups to attain scarce goals
or values.Efforts are directed to neutralize injure or elimination.
According to Erik Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development, a
conflict is a turning point during which an individual struggles to
attain some psychological quality. Sometimes referred to as a
psychosocial crisis, this can be a time of both vulnerability and
strength, as the individual works toward success or failure.

B. Derived social process

- Refers to secondary social processes that arise out of the basic
social processes.

 Acculturation
- It is a social process where a group blends in and takes on
some characteristics of another culture. This is also called as
the cultural barrowing or cultural imitation.
 Assimilation
- it involves some kind of interpenetration or fusion of
cultural elements whereby persons or groups accept the
cultural traits, attitudes, beliefs, and sentiments of another
through direct, friendly and continuous contracts.

 Amalgamation
- It refers to some kind of biological fusion through
intermarriage of persons coming from different things or
groups.

 Differentiation
- It refers to the creation of interest resulting in individuals
or groups needing or wanting different things or services
rather than the same thing. This refers to specialization or
division of labor.
  Accommodation
- Refers to social process whereby competing or conflicting
individuals or groups thresh out difficulties in order to
minimize, if not stop, the conflict. Conflicting parties enter
into some forms demands in the interest of peace. There
are 7 types or kinds of Accommodation.
TYPES OR KINDS OF ACCOMMODATION
1. DOMINATION
- - It is a process that involves a dominant – subordinate
relationshipwhere the stronger party imposes its will upon
the weaker party.
2. TRUCE OR PACT
- It is an agreement to cease hostilities or fighting for a certain
period of time.

3. COMPROMISE
- It is a process of setting differences where opposing parties
withdraw or give up their demands to adjust their relationship.
4. MEDIATION
. - It is a form of settling disputes where a neutral third
party intervenes and gives suggestions or recommendations
to warring nations or parties to stop their hostilities.

5. CONCILIATION
 - It is an accommodate processes where the third or neutral party
can be anybody to settle disputes and who may not give
recommendations to settle the conflict.

6. ARBITRATION
- It is an accommodative social process where the neutral third
party has legal authority to decide on the conflict.

7. TOLERATION
- It is a form of accommodation without formal agreement. A
result of the “live and let live,” policy where conflicting
individuals or groups put up with others without trying to modify
the behavior of the others.