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What is a Social Group?

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A social group is 2 or more persons working together to achieve a common goal.

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What are Primary Groups?

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Primary Group are small intimate groups, who have regular face to face contact

eg: Support Groups
Music Groups
Math Club
(Groups according to size)

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What are Secondary Groups?

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Secondary Groups are groups which lack face to face contact and intimacy, they have a formal structure.

eg: Political Parties
Office Organization
(Groups according to size)

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What are Formal Groups?

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Those that have clear structure, organization & rules for their members.

eg: Sports Club
Trade Union
(Have rules for entry, dismissal & selection of leaders)

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What are Informal Groups?

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Groups that have no structure, no rules & no organisation.

eg: A group of boys playing football.
A group of girls singing.

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What is a Trade Union?

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A Trade Union is a permanent organisation created by workers to protect them at work.
eg: JTA

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What are the functions of a Trade Union?

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Collective Bargaining- to secure better working conditions.

Cultural Role- To encorage and assist in the expression of indegenous culture.

Economic Role- To divise strategies to reduce uneployment.

Educational Role- to fund education of members and their children

Future Role- To gain dignity and social justice for members

Political Role- To maintain a link with political parties and even sponsor members to run for political office, to gain political unity.

Social Role- To look aftet members who are unemployed,tired or sick

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What are benefits members of the Trade Union enjoy?

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-getting looked after when employed,retired or sick(Social Role)
-they secure workers condition & wages(Collective Bargaining)
-fund of education of members and their children(Educational Role)

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What are Voluntary Groups?

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Those that are formed in which the membership is voluntary, they provide service & support for a good cause.

eg: Red Cross
Mustard Community Service
(Groups according to membership)

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What are Involuntary Groups?

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Those that are formed for the membership of which an individual does not have any choice.

eg: Family
Race
Religion

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What are Peer Groups?

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Peer groups are groups with individuals around the same age group and social status,member may have their own heroes,slangs,idols,behaviour patterns and clothing.

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What are In/We Groups?

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These are groups with members having a specific form of identity such as names, badges and dress.

(groups according to purpose)

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What are Out/They groups?

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These are groups with no form of identity.

(groups according to purpose)

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Ways you can identify groups.

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Uniform
Emblems
Symbol
Behavioral Patterns

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Why do formal groups last longer than informal groups?

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Formal groups last longer than informal groups because they have a structure,purpose and rules to help keep the group organised.

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What is Group Cooperation?

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When a group of individuals gather all their resources to achieve a common goal.

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Factors which hinders cooperation in a group.

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Fear
Discrimination
Prejudice
Ignorance
Disloyalty
Lack of Consensus
Selfishness

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What is Commitment?

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-the act of sticking to a set of principles.

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What is Social Control?

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The act of keeping a group together.

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What is Group Cohesion?

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Group Cohesion refers to its members working together to achieve their goals of the group.

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Factors that can influence Group Cohesion

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Leadership
Control
Cooperation
Loyalty/Commitment

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What are Rules?

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Rules are written and unwritten ways of how people should behave.
such as: conduct,language,dress,attendance and absenteeism.

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What are Norms?

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Norms are broad categories of unwritten rules,which exists with and within groups.
eg: Hanshake or hug when
greeting a friend.
Appropriate use of please
and thank you.
Children must speak sweet
and softly.

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What are folkways?

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The traditional behaviour or way of life of a particular community or group.
eh: Christmas,Easter,Divali,Ash Wednesday

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What are Mores?

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Aset of norms which deals specifically with moral behavior.
eg:Pornographic materials should not be viewed, do not steal, thou shall not kill, thou shall not lie, dont be an adouter,etc..

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What are Laws?

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Rules that have been enacted by the legislature of a country.
eg: Traffic laws, Civil Laws, Criminal Laws

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Who is a Legislature?

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A body of individuals who makes or repeats laws.

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Functions of Laws

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Crime Prevention
For equality & justice
Maintenance of order and peace
To force obedience on the population
To compensate crime victims
To control behavior

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Kinds of Industrial Action by Employees

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Close Shops- Means worker to be hired must join and remain a member of an abread union

Strike- Individuals stop working with the permission of the union.

Sick Out- Workers all pretend to be sick on the same day ,mostly done in medical field

Go Slow- Workers work at a very slow or snail pace without any breach.

Demonstration-Workers stop working and take up place cards.

Pickiting- Workers gather at our near entrance and try to influence other workers to stay away.

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Industrial Actions by Employers

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Suspension- Workers are temporarily sent home usually with pay,pending a hearing.

Lock out-Workers are not allowed to enter the workplace payless is a test of survival.

Arbitration- No agreement can be reached with the union and the disput is submitted to a third party for judgement.

Negotiation- Meeting with the union hoping for a friendly settlement of issues.

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What are functions of Police Officers?

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To arrest and charge individuals for crimes.
To control behaviour
To educate the public on crime prevention.
To secure life and prosperity.
To maintain public order.
To persecute court cases
To gain cooperation from the public.

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What is Red Cross?

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This is an international organisations of volunteers that provide aid for the sick and wounded in times of wars,

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Functions of Red Cross

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To aid the sick and wounded in times of war.
To provide first aid in safety training.
To provide life saving training courses.

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The steps in the Disput and Grievance Settlement

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  1. The disgruntled worker and union representative takes matter to work supervisor.
  2. Failure takes the matter to other senior supervisor or chief of labour office.
  3. Failure takes matter to the minister
  4. Matter is taken to the court

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