SOCIETY

AS FACTICITY
Society as facticity
•Society as a Facticity Society is formally defined as
constituting a fairly large number of people who are living
in the same territory, are relatively independent of people
outside their area, and participate in a common culture.

•Society as a facticity means that society exists and

functions regardless of individual desires or beliefs.
• Society is likened to a deity or God with the tripartite powers of omnipotence,
omniscience, and omnipresence
What makes society
possible: Three Theoretical
Perspectives

There are three major theoretical perspectives used to

understand the workings of society: functionalism, conflict
theory, and symbolic interactionism.
 Functionalism
•Structural functionalism is a sociological
perspective that views society as a system with
interrelated parts that work together to maintain
social stability and order.

•It means that each part of society has a specific

function that contributes to the overall stability and
survival of the society as a whole.
 Conflict Theory
•Conflict theory is a sociological perspective that
views society as a battleground where different
groups compete for resources, power, and status. It
emphasizes the role of conflict, competition, and
power struggles in shaping social relations and
society as a whole.
 Symbolic
Interactionism
•Symbolic Interactionism is a sociological perspective
that emphasizes the importance of meaning-making in
human interactions and social life.

•Explores how people create meaning through their

interactions with each other and with their environment.
Rules: Invisible
hand of society
•Rules, as the invisible hand of society, are the
guidelines that dictate the performance of roles and
everyday actions and interactions within a society.
 Thank you
for listening!

STEPAHANY RIVAS 2023 March 14