Lesson 3&4: Becoming A Member Of Society & How Society Is Organized Flashcards
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“no man is an island, no man stands alone”
john donne
what is the need for human contact
Deep psychological need
Any unit of people who interact with some regularity and who identify themselves as one unit.
Group
Collection of people interacting together in an orderly way based on shared expectations about others’ behavior.
Group
As a result of interaction, members develop a sense of what?
Belongingness
Those are small but intimate, direct access and interaction with each other, and an emotional bond.
Primary Groups
Formed to perform a specific purpose, members interact for the accomplishment of purpose, usually formal and impersonal.
Secondary Groups
This is possible to form primary groups
Secondary Groups
Those groups to which one belongs and those that elicit a sense of loyalty from the individual.
In-groups
Those groups to which one does not belong and those that elicit a sense of antagonism from the individual.
Out-groups
Those that provide an individual with a set of standards to check against and to know if one is doing well or where he or she needs improvement.
Reference Groups
Members must have roles in a group. Individual or personal roles are different from this.
Social Roles
This role depends on the cohesiveness of the members
Performance Role
The degree of cooperation and participation of the group on various activities depend on the number of relatives and friends in the group
Number of Friends
The more relatives and friends in a group, the ______ is the cohesiveness
Greater
When members have this in the group, they have confidence in one another, and the greater the cohesiveness of the members of the group
Morale of the Members
Loyalty to the group emerges when there is this among the individuals in a group. The members even go to the extent of protecting and defending the existence of the group
Sense of Belongingness
When the members are committed to the group’s goals, norms, and activities, the members can work cooperatively as a team.
Commitment of the Members
provides a framework of continuity and predictability that allows people to plan their activities
Institutions
Institutions help us interact with each other by imposing a __________ and order onto the initially chaotic jumble of life.
sense of stability
This is an element of social interaction in which a web of relationships exists among people, directly or indirectly
Social Network
7 Significant Functions does Social Networks Have
- They help individuals develop opinions, choices, and points of view.
- They serve as the primary source of information on any activity and concerns of the individual.
- They may influence the personality of the people.
4.They provide opportunities and control to one’s behavior. In some instances, they serve as opportunities for growth and success. - They provide individuals with an important source of companionship
- They provide an important opportunity for economic-transaction such as the sharing of tangible and intangible resources, gift giving, etc.
- They also provide rules for distributing society’s resources. Whenever resource control is allocated equally, the distribution rule becomes the basis of social stratification.
Being part of in-groups gives _______ and ______ to the members
Sense of belongingness and Solidarity
Reference group is like a ________ or role model that we follow to know if we are in the right direction or if we need to change ourselves
Benchmark