THE POWER OF SOCIAL INTERACTION
By: Konkan Singha
Tags: Communication, Internet, Politics, Power, Social

Speech is the main essence of interaction. Humans can connect with each other through speech, conversation, meeting, public gathering etc. From the ancient times, our ancestors had have used speech to communicate with each other through thick and thin. Gradually, we have seen the evolution of speech into different languages spoken by the people around the world.

Humans have interacted with each other in various ways. Social Interaction is a swap between two or more individuals and is an ingredient of society. Social interaction can be calculated, verified, prepared, and thoughtful between groups of two (dyads), three (triads) or larger social groups. By communicating with one another, people construct rules, laws, institutions and systems within which they pursue to live. Symbols are used to correspond to the forecast of an accustomed society to those new to it.

The empirical study of social interaction is one of the topics of microsociology. Channels consist of symbolic interactionism and ethnomethodology as well as later academic sub-divisions and research together with psychosocial research, conversational analysis and human-computer interaction.

With symbolic interactionism, the truth is seen as social, evolved interaction with others. Ethnomethodology questions how human beings’ interactions can create the illusion of a shared social order in spite of not understanding each other completely and having differing views.

SOCIAL INTERACTION IN THE AGE OF INTERNET

Social Interactions have taken the internet by storm. Virtual social interaction platform is an instant online boom. Social interaction sites such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Google etc. have provided a platform for people to socialize virtually and of course, without any boundaries. On the other side, we have Amazon, Alibaba, eBay etc. selling physical products to the doors of people from destination anywhere to everywhere.

We have chalked out certain elements for Social Interaction. They Are-:

1. Appointments- There are many types of Appointments. An appointment to a Physician, a Lawyer, an Administrative Officer, Job Interview, an appointment with a Politician, Police Officer, a School Teacher, a Professor, Tutor etc. appointment is an essential element of social interaction as it postulates a logical conclusion to a problem or a suggestion.

2. Meetings- Can be broadly classified into general, public, private, family, school, official etc. Meetings have its own consequences as it offers a variety of arrays for social interactions among groups, individuals, parties, businesses, conglomerates to arrive at a common point of agreement or disagreement. It helps to expose various social issues and hence provide elucidation.

3. Gatherings- Can be described as a mark of protest, picketing, demonstration, objection, revolt, opposition etc. especially against governance, public gatherings for civil rights, human rights, and freedom of speech, climate change, net neutrality, mass surveillance and many others for the common cause of humanity.

WRITTEN INTERACTIONS FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT

Written Interactions such as letters, registrations, commitments, action groups, signature campaigns, complaints, etc. are beneficial features of interactions. These tools have emerged because of massive online awareness campaigns throughout the world.

For example, signature campaigns have gain utmost importance and are essential in administering a corrupt-free and fair governance. It is a worldwide phenomenon and during the “Occupy Wall Street” protest movement that began on September 17, 2011, in Zuccotti Park, located in New York City’s Wall Street financial district, which received global attention and reviving a flow in the movement against economic disparity worldwide.