Social Explorer

Kratika Agarwal (2020CE10256)

  Aspects of Social Thinking and Attitudes                              By Priyanshu Social psychologists investigate a wide range of behavioral patterns in the hopes of discovering their underlying causes. As a result of societal factors, people create opinions or perspectives as a result of these factors. About individuals, as well as the various problems that life, which manifests themselves in the shape of behavioral patterns of behavior. We develop relationships with the people we meet. Assumptions concerning the characteristics of their own selves. This is referred to as the forming of an impression. We are likewise curious about the reasons behind people's behaviors. The study of social relationships is the focus of social psychology, which is a subfield of psychology. The actions and reactions of individuals are influenced by the actions and reactions of other people and by the social environme...

~ By Rani Meena (2020EE10537) Racism and sexism are two of the most persistent social issues that plague our society. Despite the efforts made to eradicate them, these forms of discrimination continue to exist, and affect individuals in a lot of ways. One of the most fundamental insights from social psychology is that stereotypes and biases operate unconsciously. Even those who consciously reject racist or sexist attitudes can still hold implicit biases that influence their behavior. These biases can be shaped by a variety of factors, such as personal experiences, media representations, and cultural norms. To address implicit biases, social psychologists recommend increasing awareness through education and training. For example, implicit bias training programs have been implemented in many workplaces, schools, and law enforcement agencies to help reduce the negative impact of implicit biases. Another effective strategy is to promote positive interactions between different groups. Resea...

  Psychological Understanding of Conformity                                    By Priyanshu Conformity is the act of changing our behaviors in order to fit in or go along with the people around us. One way to give in to the influence of social pressure is to act in a particular way that is regarded as "normal" by a group; however, this is not the only way that this can happen. In any event, it may involve bringing one's beliefs and behaviors into line with those of the majority of the group. The essence of conformity consists of the pressure exerted by the majority of people. Now, the reason why we need to conform to things? While the vast majority of people would want to think of themselves as unique, they are social creatures who are evolutionarily compelled to comply to social standards for the sake of group cohesion. That usually means doing what other people are doing, consu...

    ~ By Rani Meena (2020EE10537) As social beings, humans have a fundamental need for connection and belonging. Relationships, whether romantic or platonic, play a crucial role in our lives and have a significant impact on our well-being. Through research, experts have found that not only do strong supportive relationships foster positive emotional well-being but also help us to build self-confidence, trust others more easily, and deal with difficult emotions better. Social support can come from family members and friends, but it can also be provided by work colleagues or through professional health care services. In our day-to-day lives, we have experienced that having someone present to offer encouragement when we are feeling down, or just the comfort of knowing we are not alone increases feelings of security.  But have you ever wondered what lies behind the complexities of love and friendship? In this blog we will be focusing on the concept of social support and how i...

Psychological Perspectives on Leadership                                                                                                    By Priyanshu     Leadership, which entails the fundamental task of directing a collective towards a shared objective, has been a subject of intrigue and scholarly investigation in numerous disciplines. In an effort to comprehend what makes an excellent leader, leadership has been examined from a variety of angles, ranging from psychology to management. T...

 Sociology is study of human societies and social behaviour. It also encompasses how a person reacts with another. In sociology we study human not as individually but as a group. Sociology helps in study of how people behave in group or how a particular section may behave in one way, and another might differ in the same condition.  To study all these and come to any conclusion, the social scientist / researchers first observe the surrounding day to day activates and then they come up with a hypothesis. Then they try to prove these hypotheses by employing or many of the scientific approaches like observing the people in the nature or performing the lab test in which they can control all other factors with they think that might affect the experiment which gives better results, by asking people question in the form of survey , or they can collect the previous recorded data and then analyse it. They can take one or multiple other methods available to prove the hypothesis. ...