Social interaction is a dynamic, changing sequence of social actions between individuals (or groups) who modify their actions and reactions according to the actions by their interaction partner(s). In Sociology, social actions refer to any action that takes into account the actions and reactions of other Individuals and is modified based on those events In other words they are events in which people attach meaning to a situation, interpret what others are meaning, and respond accordingly.

Social interactions can be differentiated into:

• accidental (also known as social contact) - not planned and likely not repeated. Social contact is a pair of Social actions with no further consequence - i For example, asking a stranger for directions or shopkeeper for product availability.
• repeated - not planned, bound to happen from time to time. For example, accidentally meeting a neighbour from time to time when walking on your street;
• regular - not planned, but very common, likely to raise questions when missed. Meeting a doorman or a security guard every workday in your workplace, dining every day in the same restaurant, etc.
• regulated - planned and regulated by customs or law, will definitely raise questions when missed. Interaction in a workplace (coming to work, staff meetings, playing a game, etc. A game is a structured activity, usually undertaken for Enjoyment and sometimes also used as an Educational tool ), family, etc.

In sociological hierarchy, social interaction is more advanced than behavior, action, social behavior, social action and social contact, and is in turn followed by more advanced concept of social relation. Behavior or behaviour (see spelling differences) refers to the actions or Reactions of an object or Organism, usually In Sociology, social actions refer to any action that takes into account the actions and reactions of other Individuals and is modified based on those events In Biology, Psychology and Sociology social behavior is behavior directed towards society or taking place between members of the same species In Sociology, social actions refer to any action that takes into account the actions and reactions of other Individuals and is modified based on those events Social contact is a pair of Social actions with no further consequence - i Social relation can refer to a multitude of Social interactions regulated by Social norms between two or more people with each having a Social position In other words, social interactions, which consist of social actions, form the basis for social relations. In Sociology, social actions refer to any action that takes into account the actions and reactions of other Individuals and is modified based on those events Social relation can refer to a multitude of Social interactions regulated by Social norms between two or more people with each having a Social position

See also

• Interpersonal relationship
• Forms of activity and interpersonal relations
• Affect Control Theory
• Interaction Design
• Sociophysiology

An interpersonal relationship is a relatively long-term association between two or more people Forms of activity and interpersonal relations in Sociology can be described as follows first and most basic are Animal -like Behaviors i In Control theory (sociology Affect control theory proposes that individuals maintain affective meanings through their actions and interpretations of events Interaction Design ( IxD) is the discipline of defining the behavior of products and systems that a user can interact with Sociophysiology is the “interplay between society and physical functioning” (Freund 1988 856 involving “collaboration of two neighboring sciences physiology and

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