5 Core Social Motives

Identify/Compare There are five core social motives that consists of Belonging which is when people need to belong in order to fit in and be stable. People need strong stable relationships with other people in order to function in life. Belonging is the main motive that the other four stem from. It is show in statics that more violent crimes in state the have fewer people who join groups. People with poor social networks are more likely to kill themselves. Belonging to a group helps individuals to survive psychologically and physically. Motivation of groups help positive outcomes. Example of this would be in sales. Examples of groups would be networking, celebrating and studying. In comparing these five core motives you will find that two are cognitive in that they deal with thinking and the other two are motives that are affective. The first of the cognitive one is understanding. Understanding is being able to comprehend something with our own personal interpretation. A mutual agreement. Understanding deals with learning your surroundings and knowing it. Having a stable social understanding is all being a part of a certain group. The motive to understand can not be limited to any specific event, it can not be limited. Having this understanding allows people to function in groups appropriately. Controlling is also a cognitive social motive of knowing that our behaviors effect our outcomes. Having a balance of control in life is important to being able to function and fit in with the group you have chosen to be a part of. Teens sometimes think their parents are too controlling until they understand the consequences that lie ahead if they were to choose something other than what their parents have controlled them to do. Having control of oneself is a major part of functioning in life. Having a daily schedule and controlling the entire day is a part of functioning. If you were to get up in the morning and not have a single thing to do. Just went on the spare of the

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