Meaning of social interaction:
Social interaction is the occurrence of any two or more individuals or groups directly or indirectly affecting each other's internal or external behavior through means of signaling.
Features of social interaction:
The symptoms of social interaction are as follows.
$(1)$ Two or more parties $(2)$ Medium $(3)$ Mutual effect
$(1)$ Two or more parties:
Social interaction does not happen with one person.
It requires at least two people or a group.
Interaction between two persons: Interactions between spouses
Individual group action: Teacher-student interaction
Action between two groups: Interaction between two sports teams
Interaction can be either verbal or direct.
As well as indirectly with people who live far away.
Which requires communication tools
$(2)$ Medium:
Only two-way interaction is not possible.
But no means are needed to produce reciprocity.
These media can use any form of gesture or literal language or pictures in addition to written, oral, audio-visual media.
E.g. Interaction between deaf and dumb individuals.
The medium used in the interaction should have a social meaning.
The meaning, price, emotion expressed by the media should all be understood.
E.g. National flag Red Cross etc.
Interactions:
The effect of social interaction is a fertile phenomenon.
These effects are externally and internally.
Effects of external form:
Speech, language, books, TV seen on a person or group. The effect of that films.
E.g. Fashionable wear scalp hairstyles.
Effects of the interstitial form:
Effects on the attitudes, beliefs, interests or expectations of individuals or groups.
In short interaction is an interactive activity.
Is a process of mutual stimulation and is interdependent.