Lecture 2 - Organisations: A Historical Foundation Flashcards
1
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Social forms of organisations provide:
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- Safety, security, certainty
- A collective social reality
- Shared knowledge of morals ethics, law
- A sense of order and control
2
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How are ‘memberships’ important in social organisations?
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- Automatic Membership for the immediate, surrounding community.
- Membership can be retracted if one does not uphold laws, rules, beliefs
3
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How are social organisations tangible?
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- Social organisations are tangible through symbols such as rituals, culture, myths.
4
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How was your work viewed as in socially organised societies?
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- Very few chose what activity they performed.
- Work was an indication of your status in society, which you were born into.
5
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What was the nature and character of the organisation of work?
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- Largley disorganised: irregular hours, rule of thumb used.
- Performed as needed seasonally, when there was demand.
- An activity performed from start to finish.
6
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Benefits of the organisation of work?
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- Provided a sense of identity, belonging, and a purpose of existence
- Created a working collective community
7
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Quote on social organisation of work?
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- “To be human is to work, as work transforms the world into a space for human meaning, society, and existence.” (Berger, 1964: 211-212)
