Hey everyone,
I hope you’re all having a nice class-free period. I was reading through the list of blog two topics and was particularly interested in the social competence question and decided to go with it for my second blog.
Social Competence question: What skill’s, attitudes and behaviours are exhibited by people whome we understand to be socially competent? To what extent is it innate? What are the most effective methods for training people in social skills and enhancing social competence?
One part of my life I believe to be extremely significant is my social life. I place a huge emphasis and spend a great deal of time socialising and interacting with my family, boyfriend, friendship groups, uni friends and work colleagues. It’s interesting to think about what skills, attitudes and behaviours could be exhibited by people whom we consider as ‘socially competent’. Are these people that come from a large family? Or is it simply part of their personality in that they are outgoing, extraverted or confident individuals?
In my research I found one definition which simply sums up social competence:
“Social competence refers to the social, emotional, and cognitive skills and behaviors that an individual needs for successful social adaptation. Despite this simple definition, social competence is an elusive concept, because the skills and behaviors required for healthy social development vary with age and with the demands of particular situations”.
More to come soon,
Jacqui
I hope you’re all having a nice class-free period. I was reading through the list of blog two topics and was particularly interested in the social competence question and decided to go with it for my second blog.
Social Competence question: What skill’s, attitudes and behaviours are exhibited by people whome we understand to be socially competent? To what extent is it innate? What are the most effective methods for training people in social skills and enhancing social competence?
One part of my life I believe to be extremely significant is my social life. I place a huge emphasis and spend a great deal of time socialising and interacting with my family, boyfriend, friendship groups, uni friends and work colleagues. It’s interesting to think about what skills, attitudes and behaviours could be exhibited by people whom we consider as ‘socially competent’. Are these people that come from a large family? Or is it simply part of their personality in that they are outgoing, extraverted or confident individuals?
In my research I found one definition which simply sums up social competence:
“Social competence refers to the social, emotional, and cognitive skills and behaviors that an individual needs for successful social adaptation. Despite this simple definition, social competence is an elusive concept, because the skills and behaviors required for healthy social development vary with age and with the demands of particular situations”.
More to come soon,
Jacqui
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