Ross Honeywill's Theory Of Social Intelligence

SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE
Social intelligence is the ability to deal intricate social relationships and situations successfully. According to the social scientist Ross Honeywill (as cited in Wikipedia), social intelligence is a combined measure of self and social-awareness, developed social values and thoughts, and an ability to handle difficult social change. The review of related literature on social intelligence discloses that the theory of social intelligence has fascinated many researchers. The original definition by Edward Thorndike in 1920 is "the capacity to understand and handle people and to behave prudently in human relations” (p. 228). According to Moss and Hunt (1927) social intelligence is the "capacity to cope up well with other people". It is equal to interpersonal intelligence, a kind of intelligence recognized in Howard Gardner's (1983) Theory of Multiple Intelligence and very much related to theory of mind. According to Sean Foleno (as cited by Ganaie, M.Y and Hafiz Mudasir, 2015) social intelligence is an individual’s capability to realise his or her surroundings optimally and respond suitably. M Babu

Social intelligence enables a person to build a healthy relationship with others. Socially intelligent people act thoughtfully and do well in life. Social intelligence is helpful in resolving the troubles of social life and facilitate in settling different social tasks. Hence social intelligence regarded as an indispensable element for progress in life and profession. “Social intelligence is being capable of tuning into others, to study them, to understand their idea about things, their mood, and applying that (knowledge) to communicate successfully with them,” by Daniel Goleman. According to him, emotionally intelligent people can attain great results by themselves, but socially intelligent people will in addition drive others to be more successful