There are two types of social interaction, which are as follow, direct or physical social interaction and symbolic interaction.
Direct or Physical Social Interaction
Direct interaction is the physical action amongst the individual. Physical interaction influence the actions of others in different ways. It requires the involvement of two and more than two individual and physical action or physical contact among them. For example, pulling, biting, boxing, playing cricket or football, wrestling etc. comes under the category of physical or direct social interaction. Furthermore, match between two team and war between two armies, both are physical social interaction.
Symbolic Interaction
Such interaction involves symbols and language. The common way of communication in human society is language. Every society has its language and the people of that society share that common language to communicate with each other such process is known as symbolic process. People share their feelings, thoughts and ideas via language. It is two way or reciprocal process between two and more than two individuals. Way of communication in human society is far more effective than animal society. Language is the foundation of development, expansion and evolution of culture. Animals do not have culture because they lack the trait of common language. Language is used to preserve the great experiences of mankind to transmit to the next generation. In the process of transmitting culture to the next generation language plays a vital role. Correspondence through e mail, social media and telephone also comes under the category of symbolic interaction.
BY Khushdil Khan Kasi
