Social Expectation and Changes in Behavior

Running head: SOCIAL EXPECTATION AND CHANGES IN BEHAVIOR
Social Expectation and Changes in Behavior
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The people have always been and are still governed by certain the structure of the
society. The social beliefs, awareness, concepts and the values determined the lives of the
individuals with certain levels of social expectations. Our behavioral conducts are governed
by certain level of expectation of the society surrounding us. The social distance also plays an
important role in our social behavior. The behavior of an individual changes as per the social
distances that a person has with the other person. Individual, with a closer bond, share an
informal relationship, while the people not sharing a closer bond will be perceived as sharing
a more formal relation among themselves. Therefore, in case of a formal and an informal
relation, the social expectations are different by both the actors basing on their dispositions.
However, the behavioral outcome of the people is also governed by the spatial distance seen
in between two individuals. According to the discourse of Sociology and Space
Development, there are three systems of sociological concepts, the social systems, the
cultural systems, and the personality systems (Withers, 2009). Therefore, the sociologists are
of the opinion that the differences and the distances present between the individuals, are
governed by the differences between by the cultural systems and the social structures of the
two places. The differences in the personality system also govern the differences of the
between the individuals (Adiv, 2014). These patterns of differences and the patterns of the
culture or the social structure are used by the sociologists to describe the behavioral patterns
present among the individuals and the consequences of the social interactions among the
individuals. The sociologists also use these aspects to define, understand and describe the
patterns of relationship present among the individuals.
The following essay therefore, attempts to describe the ways the spatial distances and
differences and the social expectations determine the behavior of the people of the society.
On that note, the works of Kitchin and Cresswell will be reviewed and applied to discuss

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about social inclusion, exclusion and social oppression. Also, a media event related to the
socio- spatial order will be discussed.
Kitchin on Social Inclusion, Exclusion and Oppression:
In his work, Kitchin has considered that, people termed with “Others”, are perceived
with different forms of behavior when approached by others. He described others to be those
groups of the society who are usually marginalized, on the basis, race, class, caste, creed,
religion and physical ability. He has further described the aspects of spatial inclusion and
exclusion from a geographical perspective, where he has shown that space is a container and
the places are the arrangements within that container and the social constructions and the
social laws and norms and values are the guidelines that govern and preserve the diversity of
these places. The author is of the opinion that space is dynamic and contested and the places
are not socially constructed, rather they are socially produced (Adiv, 2014). He has shown as
to be the powerful medium that regulates the human life within the social context and
upholds the messages of social exclusion and social inclusion. He has also shown that the
concept of disability and disabled people are the production of the social norms and social
laws. The national policies and the social laws determine certain people as disable that are
produced through interactional processes. Along with the concept of disabled people, Kitchin
had also reflected upon the concepts of social exclusion and social inclusion. He described
that the people who are determined as disabled are noted to be socially excluded. The
exclusion includes exclusion from the regular interaction process, exclusion from the powers
and privilege that are present in a particular society (Withers, 2009). The disabled and the
marginalized people are perceived to be in a socially disadvantageous position. The social
inclusion, as per the author is related to the people who take a dominant role and part in the
society and the people who are seen to be productive, as per the social norms. The author has
also noted that the social relationships are mediated through a variety of socio- spatial