Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VII, Central Visayas
Division of Bohol

UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY AND POLITICS

GRADE 11
Quarter : 1 Week : 6 Day : 1 Activity No. : 21
Competency: : Analyze the forms and functions of social organization
Objective : Explain the concept of social organization and its characteristics.
Topic : Social Organization
Reference/s Grade 11 Textbook
1. Understanding Culture, Society, and Politics for Senior High School
2016 by Educational Resources Corporation, page 57-58 (Non-
DepEd)
Copyrights : For classroom use only
Pending for permission

CONCEPT NOTES
 Social organization is a concept that social scientists have developed for the scientific
study of society, culture, and personality. It is also a process of bringing order and
significance into human social life.
 The concept of ‘organization” was used by sociologists in two different ways:
a. First, to stand for a relationship among people; and
b. Second, as a type of a particular social system called formal organization.

Characteristics of Social Organization:

1. 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.
2. Recurrent connection between sets of activities and the repeated tendency for one type of
social activity to follow regularly after another.
3. A system of norms and values govern the social activities.
4. Some persons control the behaviour of others, and a system of sanctions maintain orderly
behaviour.
5. Repeated activities and behaviour

Social Structure
- Refers to the 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.
- It is the patterned and recurrent social relationships among persons in organized
collectivities as well as among the various parts.
Social status
- Refers to members’ positions or ranks in the hierarchy of power relations.
Social Role
- Refers to the sum total of behaviour expectations and activities associated with a social
position which a holder is supposed to carry out and perform.
Social Function
- A component of social organization which refers to the results of actions that occur in
relation to a particular structure and includes the results of the activities of individuals
occupying particular statuses.

ACTIVITY

Answer the following questions and give each question an example to prove your answer.

1. Do you believe social status changes? Yes or no? Why?

2. Why do people differ from their status?
3. In what way norms and values govern social activities?
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region VII, Central Visayas
Division of Bohol

UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY AND POLITICS

Quarter : 1 Week : 6 Day : 2 Activity No. : 22

Competency: : Analyze the forms and functions of social organization
Objective : Explain on how a society is organized.
Topic : Social Groups
Reference/s Grade 11 Textbook
1.Understanding Culture, Society, and Politics for Senior High School
2016 by Educational Resources Corporation, page 59-64 (Non-
DepEd)
2. Understanding Culture, Society, and Politics 2016 by Phoenix
Publishing House, page 50-60 (Non-DepEd)
Copyrights : For classroom use only
Pending for permission

CONCEPT NOTES
 Society is a social system that is composed of people assigned to perform a definite task and
function in a social system called social institution.
 A group is constituted of two or more persons who interact and are together physically.
Forms of Social Organizations:
a. Social groups b. Cultural institutions c. Political organizations
Types of Social Groups Based on Structure:
a. Primary- members interact spontaneously (ex. family, church)
b. Secondary- members conduct themselves according to role expectation (ex. officemates,
committee)
Types of Social Groups Based on Organization:
a. Formal- intentionally formed and planned (ex. student organizations, religious orders)
b. Informal- formed unplanned (ex. peer group, dating group)
Types of Social Groups Based on Membership:
a. Open- not exclusive (ex. dance club, public forum)
b. Close- exclusive (ex. political party, exclusive school for boys)
Types of Social Groups Based on Purpose:
a. Interest- formed for the purpose of promoting the trade, interests, and well-being of its
members (ex. guild, labor unions)
b. Pressure- formed to influence the public views (ex. militant group, advocacy group)
c. Task group- formed for a completion of a task (ex. production team, orchestra)
Types of Social Groups Based on Perspective:
a. In-group- members have sense of loyalty & solidarity (ex. Eat Bulaga’sDabarkads)
b. Out-group- perceived to be apart from the others (ex. loners)
c. Minority- relatively less dominant (ex. ethnic groups)
d. Reference- not necessarily a member but they serve a comparative basis for self-
evaluation(ex. geeks)

ACTIVITY
Answer the following questions and give each question an example to prove your answer.

1. Do you think it is necessary to be in a group? Yes or no and why?

2. Enumerate at least 2 reasons why you can call a person “kabarkada” or “ka-tropa?”
3. When can you say that you are influenced by group?
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region VII, Central Visayas
Division of Bohol

UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY AND POLITICS

Quarter : 1 Week : 6 Day : 3 Activity No. : 23

Competency: : Analyze the forms and functions of social organization
Objective : Explain the concept of non-social groups.
Topic : Non-Social Groups
Reference/s Grade 11 Textbook
1. Understanding Culture, Society, and Politics for Senior High School
2016 by Educational Resources Corporation, page 53-57 (Non-
DepEd)
Copyrights : For classroom use only
Pending for permission

CONCEPT NOTES
 Sociologists consider aggregate, social category and the collective as important forms of
human clusters. These are collections not considered as social groups.

a. Aggregate- this happens when you see a number of personswho come togetherwithout
interacting with each other like people waiting for a jeep or bus to come, people inside a
movie house or people riding in LRT/MRT train.

b. Social category- an agglomeration where members possess common identifying status

characteristics but do not interact socially. We are talking of the males and females in the
society, the infants, the children, youths, adults, and the aged. These people may look
similar in much important way like biological features and so we can make distinctions on
the basis of sex, age, and race, income or social class, occupation, religion, political beliefs
or ethnicity.

c. Collective (Temporary groups)-these are clusters of people interacting with each other but
the interactions are temporary or short-lived. Crowds, masses, public and social movements
are temporary groups which also interest the sociologists.

Factors that influence groups:

1. Motivational base shared by individuals- people may form groups based on their needs,
interests, desires, noble activities, insecurities or problems.
2. Size of the group- the size of the group may range from two to a million members.
3. Type of group goals- it is frequently understood that the structural patterns of social groups
are affected by their goals.
4. The kind of group cohesion- refers to the extent to which members of a group have the
capability to function and interact collectively in the direction of their goals.

ACTIVITY

Answer the following questions and give each question an example to prove your answer.

1. Why aggregate, social category and the collective are considered non-social group?
2. What are your motivations in joining a group?
3. Why is it important to consider the type of group goals when joining a group?
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region VII, Central Visayas
Division of Bohol

UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY AND POLITICS

Quarter : 1 Week : 6 Day : 4 Activity No. : 24

Competency: : Analyze the forms and functions of social organization
Objective : Assess the rules of social interaction in maintaining stability of
everyday life.
Topic : Social Organization
Reference/s Grade 11 Textbook
1. Understanding Culture, Society, and Politics for Senior High
School 2016 by Educational Resources Corporation, page51-
57 (Non-DepEd)
Copyrights : For classroom use only
Pending for permission

CONCEPT NOTES

 Social organization is a process of bringing order and significance into human social
life.
 Society is a social system that is composed of people assigned to perform a definite task
and function in a social system called social institution.
 Social organization has three forms namely the social groups, cultural institutions and
political organizations.
 A groupis constituted of two or more persons who interact and are together physically.
These groups are formed based on structure, organization, membership, purpose, and
perspective.
 Sociologists consider aggregate, social category and the collective as important forms of
human clusters. These are collections not considered as social groups.
 The formation of group is influenced by motivational base shared by individuals, size of
the group, type of group goals, and the kind of group cohesion.

ACTIVITY
Answer the following questions thoroughly in 4-5 sentences only using the given criteria
below:

Content - 10
Organization -5
Neatness -5
Total - 20 points each

1. Recall a personal experience where you encountered being “apart” (not a part) from the
group. How did it affect in maintaining the stability of your social interaction? Describe
your experience thoroughly.
2. They say, “Never talk to strangers.” What is its impact in maintaining the stability of
your social interaction in your everyday life?
3. If you are given the chance to be part of an authority, how will you address disorders in
the society like terrorism?