The study of human social behaviour, including patterns of interaction among individuals and in groups, forms of organisation of social groups, and their influence on individual action. It origins can be traced back to the Enlightenment in the 18th century and to Immanuel Kant (1724-1804), with the first person to use the term ‚aasociology‚aa being …
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Sociological survey research methods
These methods are characterised by systematic sampling of members of a larger population to produce samples with a known relation to the distribution of characteristics in the population, and closed-ended interviewing aimed at obtaining the same information from each member of the sample . See Closed-end interviewing
Sociodramatic play
Social play with others, with sustained role taking and a narrative line . See Fantasy play, Play, Play fighting (or rough-and-tumble play)
Socioeconomic status (SES)
A categorisation of people‚was relative standing based on some combination of their educational attainment, the prestige of their occupation, and their income. Studies of children typically use their parents‚aa socio-economic status as an indicator of the status of the family. See Number mathematics, Race-ethnicity
Socialization practices
Actions aimed at bringing about knowledge of the belief, values and norms widespread in a society . See Socialization
Social stress
The discrepancy between objective social demands, circumstances, and opportunities and the social and psychological resources that a person can mobilise. Because social stress refers to the discrepancy between demands and resources, it permits the same objective event or condition to have varying effects on individuals with differing resources. See Mastery, Methylation, Neuroticism, Social risk factor
Socialization
The process by which children gain, or a made aware of, the norms, values, practices and knowledge of the culture or society into which they are born, and which are necessary for them to function as effective members of a group or organisation. Usually, it is depicted as consisting of a two-step process in development: primary …
Social Skills Improvement System (SSIS)
Family ofmeasures assess children’s prosocial skill, including communication,cooperation, assertiveness, responsibility, empathy, engagement, andself-control. In addition, the measure captures the degree to which childrendemonstrate problem behaviors, including both externalizing and internalizingbehaviors. Finally, the SSIS captures children’s academic competence inreading, mathematics, and motivation to learn. Appropriate for children ages 3to 18 years, complementary forms are available for …
Social risk factor
Adverse social conditions for a child‚was development, such as poverty, poor parenting, sick parents, poor education, violent environment, and lack of emotional support . See Risk factor, Social stress
Social rules
what is allowed or expected behaviour in particular social situations . See Rule FIGURE?