social interactions
Conversations and connections
Social interactions are the exchanges between people—conversations, gestures, cooperation, conflict.
The term covers everything from a nod to a stranger to a years-long friendship.
In psychology and sociology, it often appears in discussions of how humans develop and function: Children learn through social interactions with peers.
The phrase emphasizes the reciprocal nature of human contact.
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- parentingNurturing and guiding children
- body languageUnspoken physical expression
- empathySharing another's emotions
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
teamwork · negotiation · reconciliation · friendship · listening · trust · mating rituals · conversation · compromise · mentoring · vocalizations · turn-taking · first impressions · breaking the ice · inclusion · gestures · personal space · de-escalation
social interactionssolitude
State of being alone
isolation · seclusion · loneliness · aloneness · solitary confinement
social interactionssilence
Total lack of sound
introspection · self-reflection · uncommunicativeness · meditation · inner monologue
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