The document discusses different types of social groups and organization within society. It defines a group and different forms of human clusters like aggregates and social categories. It also describes primary and secondary groups, in-groups and out-groups, and reference groups. Finally, it discusses networks as a series of weak social ties connecting people or groups.
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2nd Quarter Ucsp Lesson20
The document discusses different types of social groups and organization within society. It defines a group and different forms of human clusters like aggregates and social categories. It also describes primary and secondary groups, in-groups and out-groups, and reference groups. Finally, it discusses networks as a series of weak social ties connecting people or groups.
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Chapter 5
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION/ SOCIAL INSTITUTION How society is organized
Society is a social system
that is composed of people assigned to perform a definite task and function in a social system. ACTIVITY 1 Make a list on how you spend your time each day from the minute you get up until you go to bed. How many of your waking hours are spent wholly by yourself? How does it affect you? 1.____________________________________ 2.____________________________________ 3.____________________________________ 4.____________________________________ 5.____________________________________ 6.____________________________________ 7.____________________________________ 8.____________________________________ 9.____________________________________ 10.___________________________________ What is a Group? Group is constituted by two or more persons who interact together and are together physically. Forms of human clusters that sociologists consider important
1. Aggregates people that
found in one place but they do not interact with each other, like people waiting for a bus to come or people inside a mall. Forms of human clusters
2. Social Category is an agglomeration
where members possess common identifying status characteristics but do not interact socially. 3. Collective crowds masses, public and social movements are temporary groups. Temporary groups are clusters of people interacting with each other but the interactions are temporary or short-lived. GROUP WITHIN SOCIETY 1. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY GROUPS
PRIMARY group is typically a small social group
(small- scale society) whose members share close, personal, enduring relationships. These groups are marked by members’ concern from one another, in shared activities and culture. Examples include family, childhood friends, and highly Influential social groups. GROUP WITHIN SOCIETY SECONDARY group is one you have chosen to be part of. They are based where many people can meet close friends or people they would just call acquaintances. They tend to be made up of people we know through work, school, a volunteer group, etc. Examples: Classmates, colleagues, church mates sports team mates. ASPECT OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY GROUP 1. Size and Equality In a society, secondary group are more while primary are fewer. 2. Relationship and communication among members. Primary group are characterised by personal, close, and enduring relationship. Secondary groups are marked formal and impersonal. 3. Goals and Memberships(or special interest groups) secondary groups are created for the attainment of some specific interests or ends. ASPECT OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY GROUP 4. Group structure and members’ statuses and roles Most secondary groups are organized groups as they commonly have formal structure 5. Influence to members and nature of group control primary groups are marked by members’ care and concern for each other. GROUP WITHIN SOCIETY 2. IN-GROUP AND OUT-GROUP IN GROUP are groups that one belongs to or identifies with Example: imagine you are a member of a soccer team. When thinking of your team members, you would use the term ‘we’. (‘we are going to win!’) Your team is the in-group GROUP WITHIN SOCIETY OUT-GROUP which is any group that one does not belong to or identify with.
Example: When thinking of the team
you’ll be competing against, you would use the term ‘they’. (‘They are going to lose!’). That team is the out-group. GROUP WITHIN SOCIETY 3. REFERENCE GROUPS
REFERENCE group is a group to which we compare
ourselves. We use reference groups in order to guide our behavior and attitudes and help us to identify social norms.
Example: Suppose that Vemjay is a 15 year old male who
transfer to a new school. Vemjay may pay attention to what her schoolmates wear, how they speak, where they hang-out, and how they behave. Vemjay then takes this informationand uses it in order to modify his speech, determine what he wears in school and which television show to watch. GROUP WITHIN SOCIETY 4. NETWORKS A SOCIAL NETWORK is a series or web of weak social ties involving people or groups of individuals connected to each other, such as through friendship, family, business relationship, academic institutions, and socio-political clubs.