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    Society consists of social groups whose members interact and share experiences. Primary groups like families are small and personal, while secondary groups like workplaces are larger and impersonal. Society is organized through social institutions like the family, education, religion, government, and the economy. The family is the basic social unit and primary agent of socialization. Education transmits culture and values across generations both formally through schools and informally. Religion provides meaning and moral codes. Government maintains order and resolves public conflicts. These institutions shape society through their roles and functions.

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    Society consists of social groups whose members interact and share experiences. Primary groups like families are small and personal, while secondary groups like workplaces are larger and impersonal. Society is organized through social institutions like the family, education, religion, government, and the economy. The family is the basic social unit and primary agent of socialization. Education transmits culture and values across generations both formally through schools and informally. Religion provides meaning and moral codes. Government maintains order and resolves public conflicts. These institutions shape society through their roles and functions.

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    How Society is

    Organized
    Society is made up of social groups.

    A social group consists of two or


    more people who identify with and
    interact with one another.

    People who make up a group share


    experiences, loyalties, and interests.
    Examples of social groups are
    couples, families, circles of
    friends and barkada, churches,
    clubs, businesses,
    neighborhoods, and large
    organizations (Macionis 2012:
    146).
    Types of Social Group
    (Primary and Secondary Social Group)
    The primary group is a small social group whose members
    share personal and lasting relationships. These personal
    and tightly integrated groups are among the first groups an
    individual experiences in life.
    The most important primary group in any society is the
    family. Friends who shape an individual’s attitudes,
    behavior, and social identity also form one’s primary
    group.
    The secondary group is a large and impersonal
    social group whose members pursue a specific
    goal or activity. Unlike the primary group
    which is defined according to who they are in
    terms of family ties or personal qualities,
    membership in secondary groups is based on
    what people can do for each other.
    Kinship,
    Marriage, and
    the Household
    Social Institution
    -a group of social positions, connected by
    social relations, performing a social role.

    1) Family 4) Government
    2) Education 5) The Economy
    3) Religion 6) The Media
    Family
    ◦ Group of people who are related by marriage, blood, or adoption
    and who often live together and share economic resources
    ◦ It is the basic unit of Philippine society, the first agent of
    socialization
    Characteristics:
    ◦ close and strong knit, family ties
    ◦ has a strong loyalty among members
    ◦ individual interests are sacrificed over the welfare of the group
    Functions:
    ◦ reproduction of the race and rearing the young
    ◦ cultural transmission or enculturation
    Education
    -a system consisting of the roles and norms
    that ensure the transmission of knowledge,
    values, and patterns of behavior from one
    generation to the next.
    Schooling is formal education, which involves
    instruction by specially trained teachers who
    follow officially recognized policies.
    Formal Education- follows sequential learning corresponding general
    concept
    Basic Education:
    1) Elementary
    2) Secondary
    3) Tertiary
    4) Vocational

    Non-formal Education- selected types of learning


    Special Education- education different from so called “normal”.
    Manifest and Latent Function
    Manifest Function
    • defined as the open and intended goals or consequences of
    activities within an organization or institution
    -Socialization - Social control -Social placement
    -Transmitting culture -Agent of change
    Latent Function
    • hidden, unstated and sometimes unintended consequences of
    activities
    -Matchmaking and production of social networks
    -Creation of generation gap
    Religion
    -is the socially defined patterns of beliefs concerning ultimate
    meaning of life’ it assumes the existence of the supernatural.
    Functions:
    -Belief in a deity or in a power beyond the individual
    -A doctrine (accepted teaching) of salvation
    -A code of conduct
    -It provides hope for a blissful life after death.
    It serves as an instrument of change.
    Types of Belief System
    1) Animism 2) Ethicalism 3) Theism

    Animism- Belief that spirits actively influence human life; Spirits


    are contained though out mother nature
    Ethicalism Based on the idea that moral principles have a sacred
    quality
    • A set of principles such as truth, honor, and tolerance serve as
    a guide to living
    Examples: Buddhism, Confucianism, and Shinto
    Theism- belief in a god or gods

    Monotheism A belief in one god, who is usually the


    creator and moral authority Examples: Judaism,
    Christianity, and Islam
    Polytheism A belief in a number of gods.
    Examples: Hinduism or Greek/Roman Gods
    Government
    -the institution which resolves conflicts that are
    public in nature and involve more than a few
    people is called a government. It can be city,
    provincial, national or even international.
    Functions:
    The keeping of order and providing for
    protection of persons and property from
    violence and robbery.
    • The definition and punishment for crimes
    • The administration of justice in civil cases.
    Forms of Government
    1) Democracy
    2) Theocracy
    3) Monarchy
    4) Dictatorship
    1987 Phil. Constitution

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