FORMS AND FUNCTIONS OF SOCIAL

ORGANIZATIONS
Quarter 1 Module 6

What I know
Let us see how well do you know about the topic. Begin by
answering the Pre-Test. Use your notebook in writing your
answers.

Direction: Choose the correct letter of your answer from the given choices.

1. Which of the following is the social institution entrusted with the task of
teaching morality to individuals and groups?
A. Church B. Economy C. Government D. School
2. What social institution is task to provide for the legitimate use of power?
A. Church B. Economy C. Government D. School
3. Which of the following is not a function of the church/religion?
A. serves as an instrument of socialization
B. psychological diversion from unwanted life situations
C. providing solutions for unexplained natural, phenomena
D. to care for and nurture children to become responsible adults.
4. Which of the following is not a function of the economy?
A. preparation for occupational roles
B. provide methods for the production of goods and services
C. provide methods for the distribution of goods and services
D. enable societies’ members to consume goods and services
5. What social organizations has the greatest impact on individual?
A. Economy B. Family C. Religion D. School
6. What do we call to an act that violates the society’s formally enacted
laws?
A. Crime B. Disobedience C. Personality Disorder D. Rebellion
7. Vandalism, littering, loitering in restricted areas, cheating during
examination are examples of what type of deviance?
A. Group Deviance C. Primary Deviance
B. Individual Deviance D. Secondary Deviance
8. Which of the following cannot be consider as a reason for deviant?
A. Happiness of the individual
B. Factors outside the individual
C. Factors coming from within the individual
D. Individual’s abnormalities in their personalities
9. What does Anomie theory claims?
A. Outside factors cause an individual’s deviant behaviour.
B. Persons who are biological deviants are assumed to have mental
illnesses.
C. Groups in power consider deviant the acts of weaker groups in
order to exploit them.
D. If persons only associate but do not identify with a group, it is not
likely that they become deviant.

10. What kind of deviance an individual is creating when he/she is not

conforming to their established group norm?
A. Individual deviance C. Primary deviance
B. Group deviance D. Secondary deviance

What is it
Social Organizations
Social organizations or institutions are established sets of norms and
subsystems that support each society's survival. Each sector carries out
certain tasks and has different responsibilities that contribute to the overall
functioning and stability of a society. This helps to decrease chaos and
increase structure.

Primary Institutions
The Family
The family is the basic social institution in the society.
Important functions or roles of Family for society:
1. for biological reproduction;
2. the primary agent of socialization;
3. the institution for economic cooperation through division of labor; and
4. to care for and nurture children to become responsible adults.
The School
The school is the social institution that has prevalent influence in
shaping the minds of the younger generation through education. Education
refers to the formal and informal process of transmitting the knowledge,
beliefs and skills from one generation to the next.
Functions of Education:
1. transmitting culture;
2. preparation for occupational roles;
3. evaluating and selecting competent individuals; and
4. transmitting functional skills for functioning in society.

The Church/Religion
The church is the social institution entrusted with the task of teaching
morality to individuals and groups. Religion refers to a set of beliefs
concerning the cause, nature and purpose of the universe. It gives
individual believers an explanation for life, a guide for ethical behavior, and
an explanation for human problems that cannot be answered by reason
alone.
Functions of Religion:
1. providing solutions for unexplained natural, phenomena;
2. supplying a means for controlling the natural world;
3. religion tends to support the normative structure of the society;
4. furnishing a psychological diversion from unwanted life situations;
5. sustaining the existing class structure;
6. religion serves as an instrument of socialization;
7. religion may both promote and retard social change; and
8. religion may both reduce and encourage conflict in groups.

The Economy
Economic organization involves production, distribution, and
consumption of goods and services.
Functions of Economy:
1. provide methods for the production of goods and services;
2. provide methods for the distribution of goods and services; and
3. enable societies’ members to consume goods and services which are
produced

Government/ Politics
Individuals learn to obey laws and perform social functions in the
community where they belong with civic consciousness and commitment
through the government.
Functions of Government:
1. the Institutionalization of norms (Laws);
2. the enforcement of laws;
3. the adjudication of conflict (Court);
4. provide for the welfare of members of society; and
5. protection of society from external threat.

Guide Questions:
1. Why is family considered as the ”nurturer of human nature?”
2. Does your religion affect the way you interact with your friends?
3. How does education contribute in maintaining social order?
4. Why is the economy important for social and cultural life?
 What I Have Learned
Direction: Reflect on what you have learned from the lesson by completing
the sentences below. Answer it in 3-5 sentences.

What are your thoughts about Social Organizations/Institutions?

I thought…
What additional ideas did you learn after taking up Deviance,
Conformity, and Social Control?

I Learn

How are you going to apply the things you learned in Human Dignity,
Rights, and Common Good?

I will apply…

What I Can Do

1. Explain three (3) functions of religion that are positive in our society.

2. Enumerate at least 10 deviant behavior that is observed in your

community. Discuss why such behavior have been committed.

3. Answer the question in 100 words through an essay: How will you promote
human dignity, rights and common good through your actions?

Additional Activities

Suppose our government did not implement Social Amelioration Program (SAP) and
did not distributed food packs to the Filipino family during this COVID 19 pandemic.
1. What do you think will happen to our countrymen?

2. Can you say that our government is doing its role as one of the primary social
institutions?
3. Write your answer in 8-10 sentences.
4. What is good governance for you?
Assessment Guided Guided Assessment 2 Pre-Test
1. B 8. A Assessment 3 1. Conformity 9. Deviance 1. A 8. A
2. D 9. B 1. NR 8. SR 2. Deviance 10. Deviance 2. C 9. A
3. A 10.C 2. CVR 9. SR 3. Conformity 3. D 10.B
4. A 11. A 3. PR 10.CVR 4. Deviance Guided 4. A 11. C/D
5. C 12. C/D 4. PR 5. Deviance Assessment 1 5. B 12. D
6. A 13. A 5. CVR 6. Conformity 1. D 8. A 6. A 13. A
7. A 14. A/C 6. ER 7. Deviance 2. A 9. D 7. C 14. A
15. D 7. SR 8. Conformity 3. E 10.H 15. A/C
4. F
5. B
6. G
7. C
Answer Key (18 pt)