Social Organizations and Social system Flashcards
Define social organization
Social organization can be defined as set of relationships that are among members of a group or society that determine the structure of the group and the people in it.
How needs of a society are met through institutions or sub systems include
- Government
- Economic institutions
- Social institutions
Characteristics or elements of social organization
- Sexual composition
- Leadership
- Division of labour
- Structure
- Cohesion
- Communication system
________ viewed society as social system
Parson
What are the four basic functional prerequisites of a society
- Adaptation
- Goal attainment
- Pattern maintenance
- Integration
Define religion
Religion can be defined as a system of beliefs,practices and philosophical values shared by a group of people that defines the scared,help explain life and provide salvation from the problem of human salvation.
What are the elements of religion
- Ritual and prayer
- Belief
- Organization
- Emotion
What are the functionalist views on religion
- Social Cohesion
- Satisfying needs
- Adaptations to society
- Establishing world views
What are Maxist views about religion
- Man makes religion, religion does not make a man.
- A tool used by the upper class to maintain control.
- An obscure fact that the society was constructed by people and it can be changed
Functionalist views about education
- Child care
- Postponing job hunting
- Cultural transmission
- Socialization
- Academic skills
- Innovation
Maxist view about education
- School produces people the system needs.
- Hidden curriculum help child to fit in the social,political and economic statuses in the society.
- Socializes children into values dictated by the powerful.
Function of the state
- Establishing laws and norms
- Setting goals
- Ensuring economic stability
- Protection against outside threat
- Providing social control
