Accommodation: Definition, Forms and Methods of Accommodation in Society! Accommodation: Conflict, as we have seen above, is a continuous though intermittent social process but life cannot go long if groups are engaged in conflicts. Conflicts are exhausting if not annihilating.
Category: Sociology
Competition: Characteristics, Value and Function
Competition: Characteristics, Value and Function! Competition is the most fundamental form of social struggle. According to Sutherland, Woodward and Maxwell “Competition is an impersonal, unconscious, continuous struggle between individuals or groups for satisfaction which, because of their limited supply, all may not have.” In the words of Biesanz “competition is the striving of two or… Continue reading Competition: Characteristics, Value and Function
Assimilation in Sociology: Definitions and Aids to Assimilation
Assimilation in Sociology: Definitions and Aids to Assimilation! Assimilation is the process whereby persons and groups acquire the culture of other group in which they come to live, by adopting its attitudes and values, its patterns of thinking and behaving—in short, its way of life. Some of the definitions of assimilation are the following: