We Are Not Alone We Are Social Creatures

Characteristics of Social Creatures

Humans are living beings who always interact with each other. Humans as social beings cannot live alone, but desperately need the role of others. Because we live in this world in need of each other. In the book Social Environment Management (2005), as a social being, humans can never live alone. Wherever and whenever possible, humans always need cooperation with others. Humans form social groupings among others in an effort to maintain life and develop life. In life with him, humans also need the existence of organization, namely a network of social interaction between each other to ensure social order. Those interactions are what then give birth to something called the environment, such as the nuclear family, extended family, or community groups. The environment as a place for various social interactions between members or groups of people and their institutions with established symbols and values and norms. Humans need a compatible social environment for survival. A harmonious environment is not only needed by someone, but also by all people in the group. To realize that requires collective cooperation among fellow members. The cooperation is carried out to create and implement mutually agreed rules as a mechanism for controlling social behavior. As a social being man seeks to fulfill his needs, including his social needs.

Human life is quite diverse, such as the need to connect with others, security needs, educational needs, and health needs. This interaction can be done directly or indirectly. Quoted on the website of the Ministry of Education and Culture (Kemdikbud), humans need others in carrying out activities of daily life. Humans need to interact and socialize with each other. In addition, humans as social creatures cannot be separated from human groups, as social creatures, humans will always interact with society. Humans as social beings have the instinct to help each other, loyal friends and tolerance and sympathy and empathy for each other. This situation is what makes a good society, harmonious and harmonious, until the norms, ethics and courtesy are adopted by the community. When it is violated or ignored, it happens, which is called social deviation. Humans as social beings have two desires, namely: The desire to be one with other humans around them (society).

Desire to become one with the surrounding natural atmosphere. From here can know the characteristics of humans as social creatures is: Humans can not live alone. Humans have social needs (social needs), which is interacting with others. Man can develop his potential if he lives in the midst of man. It has been said that social beings are supposed to interact in terms of gotong rong, to try to advance a life together, not selfish, like if we eat other people also eat, as well, other people do not eat food we also feel their suffering which is meant interaction here is, caring for their needs, tang shows the slightest racialiba without hesitation and feel the loss to share. Social science is always characterized by the cooperation of football teams in winning matches, losing wins are common in competition, but the team will not succeed without teamwork. Another example is a household home as a place to tighten and stairs as a connector, if only adarumah will not be a simple social interaction such terms.