Social organization

social organization

- Is a concept that social scientist have developed for the

scientific study of society,culture, and personality. The
concept “organization” was used by sociologist in two
different ways.

First,to stand for a relationship among people, and

Second, as a type of a particular social system called
formal organization
Social organization is is a process of bringing order and significance into human social life (Olsen
1982:2).it has roots in social interaction.for example, when a boy and girl get merried, they
communicate and interact frequently with each other, adjust their activities with each other, and share
common ideas. Some sort of order and meaning is infused into their relationship.This social relationship
becomes progressively more regulated,patterned, and orderly.An establised pattern of relationship is
called social organization

According to McGlee(1977:132) there are certain identifying character of social organization which are follows:

a.Differentiation in statuses and roles on the basis of sex,age,and ability which is observed on in the activities of different
types of people.
b.Reccurent connection betweensets of activities and the repeated tendency for a type of social activity to follow regularly
after another.
c.A system of norms and values govern the social activities.
d.Control:Some persons control the behavior of others and a system of sanction to maintain orderly behavior
e.Repeated activities and behavior
 Social structure

Just like other object, a house has a structure. Social organizations also have
one despite the fact that it cannot be observed directly.
Social structure is and abrstractionand cannot be seen but has to be inferred
from the observation of human behavior.
Socialstructure refers to the independent network of roles and hierarchy of
statuses which define the reciprocal expectations and the power arrangement of
the members of the social unit guided by norms(sheriff and sheriff 1969:150)
It is the patterned and recurrent social relationshipamong persons in organized
collectivities as well as among the various oarts (Perussi, Knudsen and hamby
1977:39)
 Social status

Refers to members position or ranks in the hierarchy of

power relations. The dynamic or behavior aspects of the
status is a role/
 role

Refers to the sum total of behavior expectations and activities associated with
social position which a which a holder is supposed to carry out and perform.
It conveys the prescribed or ideal standards of behavior that a holder of a social
position is supposed to carry.
 In family
The varieties of statuses are those husband, wife and
daughter,father,mother,brother and sister

Being a father is a status ; corresponding to this is a set of accepted patterns,duties,and

obligations like being a good provider,dispenser of love and affection,protector of the
family, disciplinarian, authority of the behavior of the children and above all, model of
good behavior.

Roles are mutually independent, and each individual members places his or her role in
relation to others
 Social function

It refers to the results to the results of action that occur to a particular

structure and includes the results of the activities of individuals
occupying particular statuses(Schwartz 1968:181)

The social activity of a given social structure has certain consequences

which make the adaptation or adjustment.
 In the case of Philippine society, the basic element of social structure is the family and
its related to kinship groups, For Jocano the basic element of of the Filipino social
structure is kinship. it is through this structural unit of society that much local
authority,rightsand obligations , and modes of interaction are expressed,defines, ordered
and systematized.

Philippine society consist of a spectrum of social organizations ranging from

the nomadic hunting and fishing bands and tribal societies to the
aggricultural-handicrafts-industrial societies and urban communities.