Social Adaptation

the adjustment of individual and group behavior to conform with the prevailing system of norms and values in a given society, class, or social group. Social adaptation occurs in the process of socialization and also with the aid of mechanisms of social control, which include social pressure and state regulation.

Social adaptation becomes increasingly significant when social change affects important aspects of life over comparatively short periods of time. Such changes include migration, changes in age, rapid industrial development, and major shifts of the population from the country to the city.

In antagonistic societies, the individual may find himself unable to cope with life, to react properly to social change and to the increasingly complex demands of society, or to achieve his objectives within prescribed norms. Consequently, deviant behavior, including unlawful behavior, frequently results.

With the elimination of class antagonisms in socialist society, the process of social adaptation has undergone fundamental changes. Relationships between the individual and the group are characterized primarily by the individual’s conscious and voluntary compliance with social norms, including legal norms, and with the rules of morality and of the socialist community.

In socialist society, the process of social adaptation requires study and concentrated action. The failure of certain individuals to adapt, combined with specific unfavorable situations, may adversely affect the individual’s conduct. It is useful to study crime from the point of view of unsatisfactory social adaptation in order to understand the causes of crime and to fight crime effectively.

REFERENCES

Iakovlev, A. M. Prestupnost’ i sotsial’naia psikhologiia. Moscow, 1971.
Chelovek i obshchestvo: Problemy sotsializatsii individa. Leningrad, 1971. (Uchenye zapiski Nil kompleksnykh sotsial’nykh issledovanii, fasc. 9.)

social adaptation

adaptation

[ad″ap-ta´shun] 1. a dynamic, ongoing, life-sustaining process by which living organisms adjust to environmental changes.2. adjustment of the pupil to light.biological adaptation the adaptation of living things to environmental factors for the ultimate purpose of survival, reproduction, and an optimal level of functioning.color adaptation 1. changes in visual perception of color with prolonged stimulation.2. adjustment of vision to degree of brightness or color tone of illumination.dark adaptation adaptation of the eye to vision in the dark or in reduced illumination.light adaptation adaptation of the eye to vision in the sunlight or in bright illumination (photopia), with reduction in the concentration of the photosensitive pigments of the eye.physiological adaptation the ongoing process by which internal body functions are regulated and adjusted to maintain homeostasis in the internal environment.psychological adaptation the ongoing process, anchored in the emotions and intellect, by which humans sustain a balance in their mental and emotional states of being and in their interactions with their social and cultural environments.social adaptation adjustment and adaptation of humans to other individuals and community groups working together for a common purpose.

so·cial ad·ap·ta·tion

adjustment to living in accordance with interpersonal, social, and cultural norms.

social adaptation

Psychiatry The ability to live and express oneself according to social restrictions and cultural demands

单词	social adaptation
释义	DictionarySeeadaptation Social Adaptation Social Adaptation the adjustment of individual and group behavior to conform with the prevailing system of norms and values in a given society, class, or social group. Social adaptation occurs in the process of socialization and also with the aid of mechanisms of social control, which include social pressure and state regulation. Social adaptation becomes increasingly significant when social change affects important aspects of life over comparatively short periods of time. Such changes include migration, changes in age, rapid industrial development, and major shifts of the population from the country to the city. In antagonistic societies, the individual may find himself unable to cope with life, to react properly to social change and to the increasingly complex demands of society, or to achieve his objectives within prescribed norms. Consequently, deviant behavior, including unlawful behavior, frequently results. With the elimination of class antagonisms in socialist society, the process of social adaptation has undergone fundamental changes. Relationships between the individual and the group are characterized primarily by the individual’s conscious and voluntary compliance with social norms, including legal norms, and with the rules of morality and of the socialist community. In socialist society, the process of social adaptation requires study and concentrated action. The failure of certain individuals to adapt, combined with specific unfavorable situations, may adversely affect the individual’s conduct. It is useful to study crime from the point of view of unsatisfactory social adaptation in order to understand the causes of crime and to fight crime effectively. REFERENCES Iakovlev, A. M. Prestupnost’ i sotsial’naia psikhologiia. Moscow, 1971. Chelovek i obshchestvo: Problemy sotsializatsii individa. Leningrad, 1971. (Uchenye zapiski Nil kompleksnykh sotsial’nykh issledovanii, fasc. 9.) social adaptation adaptation [ad″ap-ta´shun] 1. a dynamic, ongoing, life-sustaining process by which living organisms adjust to environmental changes.2. adjustment of the pupil to light.biological adaptation the adaptation of living things to environmental factors for the ultimate purpose of survival, reproduction, and an optimal level of functioning.color adaptation 1. changes in visual perception of color with prolonged stimulation.2. adjustment of vision to degree of brightness or color tone of illumination.dark adaptation adaptation of the eye to vision in the dark or in reduced illumination.light adaptation adaptation of the eye to vision in the sunlight or in bright illumination (photopia), with reduction in the concentration of the photosensitive pigments of the eye.physiological adaptation the ongoing process by which internal body functions are regulated and adjusted to maintain homeostasis in the internal environment.psychological adaptation the ongoing process, anchored in the emotions and intellect, by which humans sustain a balance in their mental and emotional states of being and in their interactions with their social and cultural environments.social adaptation adjustment and adaptation of humans to other individuals and community groups working together for a common purpose. so·cial ad·ap·ta·tion adjustment to living in accordance with interpersonal, social, and cultural norms. social adaptation Psychiatry The ability to live and express oneself according to social restrictions and cultural demands LegalSeeAdaptation
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