What is social development and what are various indicators of social development? Discuss social dynamics of development
Social development is the change over time in an individual’s understanding of, attitudes concerning, and behavior toward others; for example, a developmental change in how people behave with members of the other gender or their understanding of what friendship entails. These changes are perceived to occur due to socialization processes as well as physical and cognitive maturation. Socialization, however, is not a unidirectional influence, where society simply affects the individual. Instead, relationships are perceived as bidirectional. That is, the parent affects the child’s development, as well as the child impacting the parent’s. Initial relationships may be the most important as they serve as models of what infants and children should expect in their future relationships. Over the course of the life span, relationships with parents, siblings, peers, and romantic partners play integral roles for social development.
The various indicators of social development are given as follows :
1. Social Aspects:
2. The society is more democratic and less authoritarian.
3. The social status is largely determined by achievements and not by birth as in the traditional caste-based society. Social discrimination, if at all exists, is determined by acquired attributes of individuals and not by where they are born.
4. The structure of family is no longer authoritarian and large in size as the traditional joint family used to be. It is small household, nuclear type and democratic in nature as the most urban families seem to be today.