Social Intelligence Among Female Hostel and Day Scholar College Students: A Comparative Study (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798879581836)

Every youth is expected to learn to participate effectively in society and to acquire the necessary competence to do so mainly through interpersonal relationships. As a result of substantial interaction with parents, teachers, employers and peers, who exhort, assess, reward and punish him; youth competence is continuously being evaluated. Thus the place of them in this social network of relationships influences their further development and also widens their social world. Hence they need to acquire necessary social skills and sensitivities essential for the formation of healthy interpersonal relationship, which would lead to an active and successful social life. The social skill which helps an individual towards coping with others and social relationships is termed as social intelligence.

Social intelligence is the ability to interact in a socially acceptable way with others (Merrel & Gimpel, 1998) and to get them to cooperate with you sometimes referred to simplistically "people skills". This intelligence includes an awareness of situations and the social dynamics that govern them and knowledge of interaction styles and strategies that can help a person achieve his or her objectives in dealing with others. It also involves a certain amount of self-insight and a consciousness of one's own perceptions and reaction patterns which helps to avoid or solve conflicts appropriately (Merrel & Gimpel, 1998).

This book is about "SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE AMONG FEMALE HOSTEL AND DAY SCHOLAR COLLEGE STUDENTS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY" in the Bangalore region, India.

Author: More Srividya
ISBN-13: 9798879581836
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 02/14/2024
Pages: 134
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.35d