Editing Social skills (section)

{{short description|Competence facilitating interaction and communication with others}}
[[Image:Communication.gif|thumb|300px|Providing oral explanation about a tree for another person; a communication method]]
A '''social skill''' is any [[social competence|competence]] facilitating [[Interpersonal relationship|interaction]] and [[Social Communication|communication]] with others where [[social rules]] and [[Interpersonal relationship|relations]] are created, [[Human communication|communicated]], and changed in [[Language|verbal]] and [[Nonverbal communication|nonverbal]] ways. The process of learning these skills is called [[socialization]]. Lack of such skills can cause ''social awkwardness''.

Interpersonal skills are actions used to effectively interact with others. Interpersonal skills relate to categories of dominance vs. submission, love vs. hate, affiliation vs. aggression, and control vs. autonomy (Leary, 1957).{{full citation needed|date=January 2024}} Positive interpersonal skills include [[entertainment]], [[persuasion]], [[active listening]], showing [[Interest (emotion)|care]], [[delegation]], [[hospitality]] and [[stewardship]], among others. [[Social psychology]], an academic discipline focused on research relating to social functioning, studies how interpersonal skills are learned through societal-based changes in attitude, thinking, and behavior.{{citation needed|date=June 2016}}