WEEK 6

SOCIAL
ORGANIZATIONS
  SOCIAL
ORGANIZATIONS
-are social groups
consist of
individuals who
have dyadic
relationships that
are interacting
with other
relationships
within a social
structure
 IN –GROUPS
 An in-group is a social group
in which an individual directly
affiliates and expresses
loyalty to.

 Communication is direct and

members are closely related
with one another
EXAMPLES OF IN-GROUPS

An individual’s
family

An individual's
set of friends
PRIMARY
CHARACTERISTICS
OF AN IN- GROUP
1. Members use
titles, external
symbols, and
dress to
distinguish
themselves
from the out- The Jejemons
group
 Members tend to clash or
compete with members of the
out –group. This
competition with the other
group cans also strengthen
the unity within each
group;
Hip Hoppers

versus

Metalheads
 SOCS-
They are part of high
social class; rich
kids;

GREASERS
They are outcasts from
respectable society, members of a
class looked down on and despised
by those from more upscale
neighborhoods.
 OUT-GROUPS
 A group that an individual is not part of.

Non-BTS fans are considered out-groups

The Los Angeles Lakers basketball team is an out-
group of Kevin Durant from the Brooklyn Nets
 Direct source of an individual’s
social skills and knowledge.
 An individual’s primary groups
usually consist of family,
friends, peers, classmates,
and churchmates.
 Primary groups can be a
person’s in-group
 SECONDARY GROUP
Are more formal in context as the
relationship and interactions in them are
limited to a particular role an individual
plays within the group

client
and
agent
 Employer
and
employee
relations

Landlord and
tenants
  REFERENCE GROUP
 The behavior of an individual
can be shaped by the set of
behavior and beliefs of a group
that such an individual
considers as ideal.
  Primary and
secondary
groups can act
both as our
reference groups
and as groups
that set a
standard for
guiding our own
behavior and
attitudes.
 NETWORKS
. system of
people or a large
and widely
distributed group
of people that
communicate
with one another
and work together
as a unit or
system
  Network is also
associated with
socioeconomic business
activity by which
businesspeople meet to
form business
relationships and to
recognize, create, or act
upon business
opportunities, share
information and seek
potential partners for
ventures (networking) ;