Social
influence can be said to be ability of an individual to affect the society
positively or negatively, it can also be said to be the impact of an individual
or group of people in the society.
Social Tolerance:
This is the ability of a person to adapt or adjust to the social trends in the
society.
This
so called social influence can be classified into two categories namely:
·
Positive
Social Influence
·
Negative
Social Influence
According
to Educationists, there are two kinds of social behavioral attitudes;
·
Extroverts
·
Introverts
Going
into details explaining these two behavioral attitudes is more than a day job.
But for this article, we will just treat extroverts as people who find it easy
to mingle with other people in the society, they are socially active people.
Introverts
are more like people who keep to themselves; they find it hard mingling in the
society.
Now,
in relationship with social influence around us, extroverts being socially
active people pick up every social trend around them. Without checks and
balances, they tend to influence the society around them and go viral with
whatever trends they have picked up with them. While the extroverts are
flashing their new trends around, their (sit-at-home moms), i.e. the introverts
just sit their and watch. These people are quite but they are not dumb, they
may seem to be socially backward but they are not slow to learn or understand,
they are usually naturally endowed with eagle eye security. If you called them
social behavior filters you can't go wrong either, because that's what they do.
Now,
because the extroverts are the ones in the limelight, they are usually very
flashy when it comes to social influence but they actually don't call the
shots. Because the introverts do, yes that’s why they are called social
behavior filters.
Extroverts
go out there and bring home all the social trends; they bring it home to the (sit-at-home
moms ) who pick out the right from the wrong ones. This is usually the way
things are, it is the normal natural social behavior cycle that keeps the
society clean, free from social germs and contamination. This system has been
in existence right from the beginning of mans social interaction.
So
whether you are introvert or extrovert, you always have a role to play in our
society and you have the ability to make it the paradise we all have always
dreamed of.
Yours Tutor,
Victor.
