SOCIAL

DEVELOPMENT

Reported by: Dacanay, Melody

J.
INTRODUCTION
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

means the attaining of

maturity in social
relationships

is the process of learning to

conform to group standards,
mores, and traditions, and
becoming imbued with a
sense of oneness,
intercommunications, and
Differencesbetween Social
and
Gregarious Individual
Social Individual

-is the one who not only

wants to be with others but
who wants to do things
with them.
Gregarious Individual
-is one who craves the
presence of others, is lonely
when away from them, but
whose desire for
companionship is satisfied
when he is in the presence of
those of his own kind,
redardless of contacts of any
sort.
 OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL
CONTACTS

1. No child is born in the sense

that he can get along well
with others .
2. The child should be given
ample opportunities to be
with others and the sooner
these opportunities are given
better.
INFLUENCE OF THE SOCIAL
GROUP
1. The child’s family is the
most influential socializing
agency in his life. When he
goes to school, his teachers
and his peers begin to exert
an influence over his
socialization. Peer influence
is usually greater than
teacher influence.
 3 TYPES OF SOCIAL
GROUPS

Primary Group- which has

the strongest bonds of
intergroups relationships,
such as the family group or
the child’s peer group.
Secondary Group- which is
characterized by more casual
relationships, as social clubs,
religious bodies, and play
groups oprganized for a
specific play activity.
 Tertiary Group- which is
marginal and transient in
character, as groups of
people the child comes in
contact with on buses, trains,
or in the movies.
PATTERN OF DEVELOPMENT

- Social development follows a

pattern. Studies of groups of
children have revealed that
there are age levels in social
development
IMPORTANCE OF EARLY SOCIAL
CONTACTS
A. Family- as the first social
group for the children.
When the child is accepted
at home, the feeling of
belonging will carry to other
groups. The child learns to
appreciate and understand
people of all kinds.
B. The type of child-rearing
method used by the parents
will influence the child’s social
behavior and attitudes. There
are three types of child
rearing methods used by the
parents.
1. Democratic- The child
shows behavior of an active,
socially outgoing type, both
hostile and dominating as well
as friendly.
2. Indulgent- The children
show physical apprehension
and lack of skill in muscular
activities. They are non-
aggressive, experience many
frustrations, and have a
tendency to be resentful. This
makes them inactive and
withdrawn in their social
relationships.
3. Authoritarian- Here, the
child is quiet, non-resistant,
well-behaved, and
unaggressive. This method
limits freedom to grow
creatively because the
curiosity, fancifulness,
originality of the child is
restricted by the parents.
C. Behavior and Attitudes- The
social behavior and attitudes
of a child, even as he grows
older and comes in contact
with more people outside the
home, are reflections of
patterns prevalent in the
child’s home.
D. Consistency of behavior and
Attitudes
It is very important that
good foundations be laid
during the early years of life
for the child because the
child’s social behavior is
consistent as he grows older.