Social Awareness

Social Awareness:

 The ability to accurately encode and interpret one’s social environment; to anticipate the consequences of and obstacles to social interactions; to understand the factors involved in eliminating social barriers and embracing diversity; to demonstrate an awareness of prosocial behavior; to understand the constructive and destructive uses of social media; and to demonstrate a positive sense of self-efficacy in initiating and carrying through social interactions.

ONENESS, NOT SAMENESS
We have to get outside ourselves--to be curious about others because we genuinely care about all people and want to serve others by alleviating the social problems and misconceptions that prevent others from truly becoming the best version of themselves.  We can make a difference, alone and with others, in the way people feel, think, and thrive.  Together, we can solve global issues and create greater standards of living for everyone as we empower individuals to make positive, unique contributions by embracing individual diversity and harnessing the collective strength of individuals coming together for beneficial causes.

 How do we foster a genuine curiosity about others?  How do we create a love of all people?  By learning of and appreciating our differences and by recognizing and valuing our common humanity.  The more we learn about how and why others see and approach the life the way they do, the more we recognize our commonalities as well as the strengths our differences can bring to a unified whole.  The more we are seen and understood this way by others, the more we feel empowered and encouraged to contribute our individual abilities to a greater good instead of spending our physical, mental, and emotional resources fighting to BE seen and understood and validated.

 This social awareness creates prosocial change--in ourselves and others. 

 We can eliminate the world’s problems and use the vital resources of ourselves and society to create a better world, but we, individually, first have to SEE the people in the problems, EMPATHIZE with the plights of others, BELIEVE we have the capacity to do something to help, and then ACT.

 INDICATORS
1. Demonstrate an awareness of social environments/contexts cues, including:
  • Social, ethical, and organizational norms
  • Non-verbal communication
2. Demonstrate the factors involved in accurately interpreting social environment/context cues, including:
  • Moral judgment
  • Inferences of intentions and motivations
  • Perspective taking
  • Reading emotions
3. Demonstrate the ability to realistically anticipate consequences of, and potential obstacles to, social interactions, including ethical and moral implications.
4. Demonstrate an awareness of the factors involved in eliminating social barriers and embrace diversity, including an understanding of:
  • Similarities and differences in individuals and groups
  • How social perceptions and beliefs affect social interactions
  • The relationship between perceptions and perspectives (perception is the interpretation of input;  perspective is the beliefs held due to perception)
  • The steps needed to change perceptions
  • How perspectives are formed
  • How perspectives affect behavior
  • How to engage in perspective taking
  • How to develop empathy
  • How to embrace diversity and differences
5. Demonstrate an awareness of prosocial behavior, including:
  • The definition, types, and benefits of prosocial behavior
  • Current local, national, and global needs and issues
  • Democratic, familial, and environmental responsibilities
6. Demonstrate an understanding of the constructive and destructive uses of social media.
7. Demonstrate a positive sense of self-efficacy in initiating and carrying through social interactions.

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