Introduction to

Society and Culture

Mr. Joshua B. De Fiesta, RPm
 Society
A system of community life in which
individuals from a continuous and
regulatory association form their mutual
benefit and protection.
Frank and Wagnalls, 1993
 Society (cont.)
A systematic network of social relations
and it is a venue where the dynamics of
cooperation and conflict occurs.
Roman, D.L., 1995
 Sociological Theories and
Perspectives of Society
Social structures provide pre-set patterns which
evolve to meet human needs

Stability, Order and Harmony Maintenance of Society

The Structural-Functional Model

Social Structures Produce patterns
of Inequality in the Distribution of
Scarce Resources

CONFLICT

Reorganization and Change

The Conflict Model

INDIVIDUAL INTERACTION INDIVIDUAL

Analysis of Interaction by
other Persons

The Symbolic Interaction Model

 Concept Summary
Structural-Functional Conflict Perspective Symbolic-
Perspective interaction
Perspective
Nature of Interrelated social structure Competing interest with Interacting individuals,
Society that fit groups together to each group seeking to social networks and
form a whole. secure its own. groups.
Basis of Consensus and shared Constraint, power and Shared meaning
Interaction values. conflict. regarding symbols.
Focus of Social order and Social change and Development of
Inquiry maintenance. conflict. change and
adaptation of
individual society.

Level of Social structure Social Structure Interpersonal

Analysis interaction.
Sociology
From the Latin word “SOCIOUS”
meaning companion and “LOGOS”
meaning study.