Social Relationship

• Social influence

  The influence of society that results in a behavior or attitude modification of an individual
• Forms of social influence

  • Conformity
  • Compliance
  • Obedience
• Conformity


  An individual is influenced to adjust or change their behavior, attitudes, feelings, and/or beliefs to "fit in" or to "belong" to a group
• Compliance


  The person does what the other explicitly or implicitly asks him/her to do, though he/she remains to have an option whether or not to comply
• Obedience


  The person abides by the direct orders of someone who is regarded as an authority figure, with no choice but to obey
• Group leadership


  The process of providing focus and direction to a specific group of people
• Followership


  The function of the members in a group or organization, regarded as the counterpart of leadership
• Adolescents form leader-follower relationships with their peers or age mates but not with others
• Social roles played by members of society

  • President/Political leaders
  • Religious leaders
  • Teachers
  • Children
  • Church members
  • Celebrities
• Political leaders


  Create laws or ordinances, implement laws, and interpret laws
• Religious leaders


  Perform rites and ceremonies, keep religious traditions, serve as moral leaders, teachers, and spiritual guides, propagate doctrines and recruit members
• Teachers


  Dispense knowledge and useful information, act as mentor, leader, counsel, role model, and initiator of change
• Children


  Have the role and societal duty to grow to be healthy, competent, responsible, and productive individuals, impact the lives of fellow children, siblings, and other people in society
• Church members


  Follow the religious leaders and adhere to the teachings of their religion, practice their doctrines and propagate their teachings
• Celebrities


  Their influence on other people is great, especially on the young generation, they should act as good role models, be watchful about their physical looks, actions, and attitudes
• Filipino values important for harmony in relationships

  • Fear of losing face or 'hiya'
  • Pakikisama
  • Hospitality
  • Amor propio or self-esteem
  • Respect to elders
  • Utang na loob (debt of gratitude)
• Hiya


  Being afraid to do bad things as it may damage one's reputation in the eyesight of other people
• Pakikisama


  Commonly regarded as 'good public relations', practiced to avoid clashing with other people or a group
• Hospitality


  The innate ability and trait of Filipinos to be courteous and entertaining to their guests
• Amor propio


  The person's tendency to protect his or her dignity and honor
• Respect to elders


  Unique ways of showing respect to elders, including the use of 'po' and 'opo' and 'pagmamano'
• Utang na loob


  The concept of reciprocity or returning the received favor, the inability to repay makes a person "walang utang na loob" or "walang-hiya"