HOW SOCIETY IS
ORGANIZED
by group 1 of Grade 12-Brunoise
WHAT IS A SOCIETY?
•Society is an entity
that allows individuality
yet provides space to
other individuals and
groups to pursue mutual
goals and aspirations.
GROUPS WITHIN SOCIETY
• A social group is a collection of individuals who have relations with
one another that make them interdependent to some significant
degree.
• Interdependence is a necessary condition that exists within social
groups because it is what enables its members to pursue shared goals
or promote common values and principles.
• The presence of mutual interdependent is what differentiates a social
group from a social aggregate. A social aggregate is a mere
collection of people in the same place at the same time and does
not necessarily influence an individual’s social actions due to the lack
of direct interaction and interdependence with the people
composing it.
PRIMARY AND
SECONDARY GROUPS
PRIMARY GROUP
• PRIMARY GROUP - is a small, intimate, and less specialize group
whose members engage in face-to-face and emotion-based
interactions over an extended period of time.
• interdependence is characterized by deep and profound relationship
with each other.
• examples primary group are family, close friends, work-related peers,
classmates and church groups.
• every society is comprised of various primary groups that are
responsible for the continual social development of its members.
PRIMARY GROUPS
• it is within these group where an individual experience his or her initial
encounter with social affinity and belonging.
• it is within these groups that as individual establishes and defines his or
her identity, values, ideals,and aspirations.
• his or her members of these group serve as his or her agents of
socialization.
• his or her basic idea on the different facets of his or her society are
significantly shaped by the members of his or her primary groups.
• in the Philippines the primary group affiliation of Filipinos is based on
kinship ties.
• through kinship young Filipinos realize the great importance our culture
assigns to the family and its extended nature.
• we recognize bilineal kinship which traces lineage from both parents.
we put emphasis on the place of origin of both his or her parents. which
sometimes build instant affinity with people they do not know but either
share a family name or place of origin.
SECONDARY GROUP
• SECONDARY GROUP - in contrast are large, less intimate and more
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specialized group where members engage in impersonal and
objective-oriented relationship for a limited time
the level of interaction and interdependence within the secondary
groups is not deep and significant.
the impersonal nature of interaction between members of secondary
groups allows to treat others as merely a means to achieve his or her
immediate objectives.
recognize that their membership to these groups is less intrinsic and
more instrumental.
mutual benefit, rather than emotional affinity, becomes the driving
force that compel individuals to stay together in a secondary group.
example for these is the work place , professional relationship
between lawyers and its clients, and a corporation that has hundreds
of employees, stockholders and shareholders.
SECONDARY GROUPS
EMILE DURKHEIM
1858-1917
• french social scientist
• founder of the french school of
sociology.
• argued that the shift of from traditional
to modern society will impact how will
individuals relate to one another.
• he developed theories of social
structure that include functionalism, the
division of labor and anomie
• pioneered the use of of statistics in
sociology and argued that society is a
moral entity, not just a group of human
beings acting in their rational selfinterest which are important
contributions to sociology.
• a relevant approach in
understanding the
characteristics of social
group
SELF
CATEGORIZATION • proposes that the
people's
appreciation
of
THEORY
their group membership
is influenced by their
perception towards
people who are not
members of their group
IN- GROUPS
• a group to which
one belongs and
with which one
feels a sense of
identity
OUT GROUP
• a group to which
one does not
belong and to
which he or she
may feel a sense of
competitiveness or
hostility
REFERENCE GROUPS
• is a social group that
we are use as a
standard of
comparison for
ourselves regarded of
whether or not we
are part of the group
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,religious
organizations and sociopolitical clubs.
THANK YOU !!!
• prepare a 1/4 sheet of paper for a short quiz!!!