11 SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Understanding Culture,
Society and Politics
Quarter 3 – Module 6: Social
Organization

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Understanding Culture, Society and Politics – Grade 11
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 3 – Module 6: Social Organization
First Edition, 2020

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Understanding
Culture, Society
and Politics
Quarter 3 – Module 6:
Social Organization

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Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Welcome to the Understanding Culture, Society and Politics 11 Alternative

Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Social Organization !

This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by

educators both from public and private institutions to assist you, the teacher
or facilitator in helping the learners meet the standards set by the K to 12
Curriculum while overcoming their personal, social, and economic
constraints in schooling.

This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided and
independent learning activities at their own pace and time. Furthermore, this
also aims to help learners acquire the needed 21st century skills while taking
into consideration their needs and circumstances.

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module. You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing
them to manage their own learning. Furthermore, you are expected to
encourage and assist the learners as they do the tasks included in the module.

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For the learner:

Welcome to the Understanding Culture, Society and Politics 11 Alternative

Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Social Organization !

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 This is a task which aims to evaluate your
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 What I Need to Know

MELC:

Analyze the forms and functions of social organizations

At the end of the module, you should be able to:

K: Define social organizations;

S: Classify and differentiate the types of social groups;
a. Primary groups and secondary groups
b. In-group and out-group
A: Appreciate and treasure all types of social group

Social organizations happen in everyday life. Many people belong to various social
structures—institutional and informal. These include clubs, professional organizations, and
religious institutions.
To have a sense of identity with the social organization, being closer to one another
helps build a sense of community. While organizations link many like-minded people, it can
also cause a separation with others not in their organization due to the differences in thought.
Social organizations are structured to where there is a hierarchical system. A hierarchical
structure in social group influences the way a group is structured and how likely it is that the
group remains together.
This module is centered on the social organizations to which you and I belong. As a
Senior High School student, this is probably one of the most aspired experience because of
our great need for the sense of belongingness. All of us feel the need to be accepted because
millennials today prefer to have a common bond with others. Hence, it is important for you to
learn important facts about social organization.

What I Know

Direction: Read each item carefully and use your notebook to write your answers.
1. It is created by individuals to foster a more direct relationship in secondary group setting.
A. Social Mobility B. Social Science C. Social Organization D. Role

2. These are the direct sources of an individual’s social skills and knowledge.
A. Status B. Primary group C. Socialization D. Social

3. Are more formed in context as the relationships and interactions in them are limited to a
particular role that an individual play within the group.
A. Out groups B. Reference group C. In group D. Secondary group

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4. It is the social group in which an individual directly affiliates and expresses loyalty to.
A. Small group B. Social aggregate C. Social network D. In group

5. The group that an individual is not part of negative attributes are usually associated with
individuals who are part of this group.
A. Nature B. Out group C. Sanctions D. Enculturation

6. Is the individuals gather in the same place but are neither interacting nor sharing similar
characteristics.
A. Social aggregate B. Social networks C. In group D. Out group

7. It consists of individuals who have dyadic relationships that are interacting with other
relationships within a structure.
A. Small group B. Social networks C. Reference group D. Nurture

8. It is the behavior of an individual that can be shape by the set of behavior and beliefs of a
group that such an individual considers as ideal.
A. Primary groups B. Small group C. Reference group D. Nature

9. It is the type and extent of human interaction depends on the size of the group that they
belong in.
A. Small group B. Deviance C. Rational choice D. Status

10. What do you call the most cohesive and directly interacting small group?
A. Dyad B. Bonds C. Empathy D. Conformity

What’s In

Directions: Complete the study plan worksheet below indicating what you are going to do in
order to organize yourself and your time better. Write your answers in your Activity
Notebook.
My study place at home will be:_________________________________________
If I don’t have my study place set up, I will have it set up by (indicate date):
__________________________________________________________________
The best time of the day for me to study is:________________________________
My study routine will be:
On Monday I will study from___________________to_______________
On Tuesday I will study from __________________ to_______________
On Wednesday I will study from ________________to_______________
On Thursday I will study from __________________to _______________
On Friday I will study from _____________________to _______________
I will begin implementing my study routine on:_______________________
I will vary my study activity by: ________________________________

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 What’s New

Direction: Make your personal “Family Tree.” Describe the role of each member in the family
then write it in your notebook.
What have you notice in the family tree you created? Can you consider this as an example of
social organization? Why?

What is It

Social Groups

A social group is consisting of two or more people who interact with one another and
who recognize themselves as a distinct social unit. The definition is simple enough, but it has
significant implications. Frequent interaction leads people to share values and beliefs. This
similarity and the interaction cause them to identify with one another. Identification and
attachment, in turn, stimulate more frequent and intense interaction.
Each group maintains solidarity with all to other groups and other types of social
systems. Groups are among the most stable and enduring of social units. They are important
both to their members and to the society at large.
Through encouraging regular and predictable behaviour, groups form the foundation
upon which society rests. Thus, a family, a village, a political party a trade union is all social
groups. These, it should be noted are different from social classes, status groups or crowds,
which not only lack structure but whose members are less aware or even unaware of the
existence of the group. These have been called quasi-groups or groupings. Nevertheless, the
distinction between social groups and quasi-groups is fluid and variable since quasi-groups
very often give rise to social groups, as for example, social classes give rise to political parties.

Social Aggregate

A social aggregate is a collection of people who are in the same place at the same
time, but who otherwise do not necessarily have anything in common, and who may not
interact with each other.
A social aggregate is different from a social group, which refers to two or more people
who interact regularly and who have things in common, like a romantic couple, a family,
friends, classmates, or co-workers, among others. A social aggregate is also different from a
social category, which refers to a group of people defined by a shared social characteristic,
like gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, age, class, etc.
Every day we become part of social aggregates, like when we walk down a crowded
sidewalk, eat in a restaurant, ride public transit with other passengers, and shop in stores. The
only thing that binds them together is physical proximity.

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 A social category is a collection of people that have certain characteristics or traits in
common, but they tend not to interact with each other on a regular basis. For example,
teenagers is a social category because they are all within a particular age range and share
certain characteristics.

Factors that influence Groups

- Motivational base shared by individual
- Size of group
- Type of group goals
- Kind of group cohesion

Social Organization- is a process of bringing order and significance into human social life. It
has its roots in social interaction.
According to McGee (1977:132) there are certain identifying characteristics of social
organizations:
- Differentiation in statuses and roles on the basis of sex, age and ability which may
be observed in the activities of different types of people.
- Recurrent connection between sets of activities and the repeated tendency for one
type of social activity to follow regularly after another.
- A system of norms and values govern the social activities.
- Control: some person controls the behavior of others, and a system of sanctions
maintain orderly behavior.
- Repeated activities and behavior.

Social structure is the organized set of social institutions and patterns of institutionalized
relationships that together compose society. Social structure is both a product of social
interaction, and directly determines it. Social structures are not immediately visible to the
untrained observer, however they are always present and affect all dimensions of human
experience in society. It also refers to independent network of roles and the hierarchy of
statuses which define the reciprocal expectations and the power arrangement of the members
of the social unit guided by norms.

Primary and Secondary Groups

Primary Group- is a small, intimate and less specialized group whose members
engage in face-to- face and emotion based interactions over extended period of time. (Family,
close friends, work-related peers, class mates and church groups).
Secondary Groups are larger. Less intimate and more specialized groups where
members engage in an impersonal and objective-oriented relationship for a limited time.
(Example: employees treat their colleagues as secondary group since they know that they
need to cooperate with one another to achieve a certain goal.)

In-groups and Out-groups

A self-categorization theory – it proposes that people’s appreciation of their group
membership is influenced by their perception towards people who are not members of their
group.
An in-group is a group to which one belongs and with which one feels a sense of
identity. An out-group is a group to which one does not belong and to which he or she may
feel a sense of competitiveness or hostility.

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 Reference Group
A group to which an individual compares himself or herself. Such group strongly
influence an individual’s behavior and social attitude. It is considered a source of role models
since the individual uses it as a standard for self-assessment.

Network
Refers to the structure of relationships between social actors or groups. These are
interconnections, ties, linkages between people, their groups, and the larger social institutions
to which they all belong to. Modern societies feature more expansive, diverse and overlapping
social networks than primitive ones.

What’s More

A. Direction: Answer the following questions truthfully. Write your answers in your notebook.

1. What is social organization?

2. Differentiate an in-group from an out-group._________________________
3. What do you think is the ideal leader for small group?___________________.
B. Direction: From among the many groups that you have joined either past or present,
choose one that you think provided you with the most memorable impacts. Describe the
group in column A, then enumerate the impacts it had on you as a social person.

A. The Group B. Its lasting impact on me as a person

What I Have Learned

What have you learned in this module? Write your answer in your Activity Notebook.
Example:

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 I have learned that ________________
________________
______.

I have realized that ________________

_________________
_____.

_________________
I will apply _____________ _______________.

What I Can Do

Create a sociogram of your previous classmates in your classroom. In a sociogram, you can
connect the names of you and your classmate if there is a relationship that exist. In connecting,
instead of lines you can use symbols or objects to represent feelings, emotions, point of view
or the type of relationship that exist. From two names of persons, you can also connect other
names using different type of connectors

Example: Julu Bida (why star? Because Julu and Bida are best friends)

Assessment

Direction: Read each item carefully. Write only the letter which corresponds to the correct
answer in your notebook.
1. It is created by individuals to foster a more direct relationship in secondary group setting.
A. Social Mobility B. Social Science C. Social Organization D. Role

2. These are the direct sources of an individual’s social skills and knowledge.
A. Status B. Primary group C. Socialization D. Social
3. Are more formed in context as the relationships and interactions in them are limited to a
particular role that an individual play within the group.
A. Out groups B. Reference group C. In group D. Secondary group

4. It is the social group in which an individual directly affiliates and expresses loyalty to.
A. Small group B. Social aggregate C. Social network D. In group

5. The group that an individual is not part of negative attributes are usually associated with
individuals who are part of this group.
A. Nature B. Out group C. Sanctions D. Enculturation

6. Is the individuals gather in the same place but are neither interacting nor sharing similar
characteristics.
A. Social aggregate B. Social networks C. In group D. Out group

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7. It consists of individuals who have dyadic relationships that are interacting with other
relationships within a structure.
A. Small group B. Social networks C. Reference group D. Nurture

8. It is the behavior of an individual that can be shape by the set of behavior and beliefs of a
group that such an individual considers as ideal.
A. Primary groups B. Small group C. Reference group D. Nature

9. It is the type and extent of human interaction depends on the size of the group that they
belong in.
A. Small group B. Deviance C. Rational choice D. Status

10. What do you call the most cohesive and directly interacting small group?
A. Dyad B. Bonds C. Empathy D. Conformity

Additional Activities
Direction: List down social organizations in your community with their corresponding roles and
responsibilities. Do this in your notebook.

Name of Social Organizations Roles and Responsibilities

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Answer Key
1. C 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. B 6. A 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. A
1. Differentiate an in-group from an out-group.
An in-group is a social group to which a person psychologically identifies as being
a member. By contrast, an out-group is a social group with which an individual
Answer Key
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