Competition
It is the form of social interaction in which two or more individuals or groups oppose each other to achieve a goal that only one can attain. In other word, competition is the struggle that occurs when people try to maximize their own rewards at the expense of others.
Characteristics of competition
- Competition is an impersonal struggle such as social cultural organization, business, tribes, nations, political parties etc.
- Competition is an unconscious activity, students for example do not conceive of their class mates as competition even though there are only certain honors available and if certain members of the class get them the honors are automatically denied to others.
- Competition is universal, it is found in every society, groups and in every age.
- Competition can be seen at five levels: economic, social, cultural, political and racial.