Week 6 Forms and Functions of Social Organizations PDF

**Lecture 6 Forms and Functions of Social Organizations** "No one can separate themselves from one's social group and remain healthy, because the very structure of personality is dependent on the community" -Rollo May **Group** is a generic term where its focus is on how we think about society and...

**Lecture 6 Forms and Functions of Social Organizations** "No one can separate themselves from one's social group and remain healthy, because the very structure of personality is dependent on the community" -Rollo May **Group** is a generic term where its focus is on how we think about society and our interaction with others. Groups are widespread in social lives, and it provides a vital way to understand ourselves\-\-- both groups we belong to and those groups which we are not into. Each group in the society is a social unit which has the role to value system and to build the society as well. It is inevitable for us to interact with others. The compliments we received from the people around us gives us the sense of belongingness within our society. But within the society that we are living or even within our homes we treat the people around us differently. In the studying Sociology we identify the groups inside the society as social groups and based on these groups, our affinity towards the people between group is different. +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Type of Group** | **Description** | **Example** | +=======================+=======================+=======================+ | Primary Group | - Usually small in | - Family living in | | | number. | their home. | | | | | | | - Members shows | - Engage couples. | | | strong bonds. | | | | | - Childhood Best | | | - Socialization has | friend | | | personal factor | | | | affinity | | | | | | | | - Leaning towards | | | | to long-term | | | | relationships | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Secondary Group | - Larger in number | - Workers on the | | | compared to | same company. | | | Primary Group | | | | | - Business | | | - Interaction is | partners. | | | based on common | Employee and | | | interest/interest | employer | | | or similarity in | contract. | | | activities. | | | | | - Team member in a | | | - Affiliation is | mobile game. | | | temporary | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ Primary groups consist both in-groups and out-groups, as secondary groups do. - **IN-GROUP** is the group that an individual feels he/she belongs to, and he/she believes it to be an integral part of who he/she is. Example: Juan belongs to a dance group and he is comfortable with his groupmates. - **OUT-GROUP**, conversely, is a group someone doesn't belong to; often there may be a feeling of disdain or competition in relation to an out-group Example: Juana is in her school's cheering squad but feels alone since no one wants to be with her especially during their training and break time. - **Reference Group** the social group that people use as the standard of comparison to themselves. It could also use as a reference in decision making and evaluate choices. Example: Tony became more participative in the class after seeing his classmates studying diligently. The **Social Groups** refer to any collection of **at least two people** who interact with some frequency and who share a sense that their identities are somehow aligned with the group. **Aggregate** people who are in the same place at the same time, but who do not interact or share a sense of identity. +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Group Based on | **Highlights** | **Challenges** | | Size** | | | +=======================+=======================+=======================+ | Dyad | - Is the smallest | - The group is | | | possible size of | vulnerable if one | | | a group | member is gone | | | consisting of two | the group is | | | members. | already | | | | dissolved. | | | - Small groups | | | | normally have a | - Difficulties on | | | strong sense of | asserting | | | connection. | opinions with the | | | | larger group | | | - Small groups are | | | | for intimate | | | | relationships. | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Coalitions | - large groups | - It is unavoidable | | | composed of | to have a faction | | | people and have | within a larger | | | emphasis on | group, or | | | alignment against | internal faction. | | | the other groups | | | | | - One cannot | | | - the greater in | associate | | | number, the | himself/herself | | | lesser the | to all the | | | intimacy one to | members of a | | | another. | large group every | | | | time. | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+