Social Organisation and DisOrganisation - Sociology B Sc Nursing

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Introduction:

Social Organisation Pattern

What social organization means?:

The study of Social Organisation is important in Sociology. Social organization is the pattern of relationships between individuals and groups in a society. The standard of human character is determined by Social Organisation. It studies how a society structures its relationships to meet the needs of its members. Characteristics of social organization include Sexual composition, Leadership, Structure, Division of labor, and Communication systems. These organizations try to maintain human relationships. Although social institutions appear to be simple in theory, they are extremely complex in practice. From laborers to factories, these organizations can vary in size and nature. Social Organizations do not easily change their structure, function, role, etc.

Individuals, institutions, and groups all contribute to the larger organization that is society. Stability and change is the basic feature of an organized society. It is a large network of social relationships. Organized society functions smoothly. Change is the only constant in society.

According to Ogburn and Nimkoff,: The entire society represents a wider organization; a social organization. But society is also quite generally an organized group of interacting individuals.

Features of Social Organisation

The following are the main features of Social Organisation:

1. Organizations are profoundly social: The types of groups that are made up of collectivized individuals who contact frequently and associate meanings as a result of their interactions are known as organizations.
2. The organization both Constrains and Facilitates Behaviour/Actions: Group members are confined as empowered by the organization by forbidding or allowing them to take certain actions.
3. Organizations have social Positions and Relations: Social organization includes social positions and relations that are related to each other. Specific expectations, rules/norms, and processes characterize these relationships.
4. Organizations are constituted and reconstituted by embodied agents(सन्निहित एजेंट): Embodied agents, or Society members with physical bodies, conduct actions that give rise to organizations. Organizations survive because of the continuous efforts made by embodied agents. It is necessary to investigate the material body without resorting to biological reductionism.

Elements of Organisation

The following are the elements of social organization:

1. Social Control: According to B. J. Stren, "The social control which the group imposes upon its members imparts a certain consistency and stability to human activities". While adjusting to the changing society, social control acts as an obstruction. Folkways, laws, and institutions have been created by men to exercise or maintain control over social behavior. Folkways, mores, laws, and institutions all play a major role in social control.
2. Consensus: According to Elliot and Merrill, "social organization is fundamentally a problem of consensus and Society's physical structure is like a hollow rod without a fundamental consensus".

   According to Worth, "No society exists in which people do not participate in social values and goals nor do they observe social laws".

6 Types of Social Organisation

Major types of social organization include: Economic organization, Financial organization, Political organization, Educational organization, Religious organization are given below:

1. Family: The group of people related by blood, Marriage, or adoption is known as family. Social organization is one of the most important and persistent families.
2. Religion: The fundamental set of beliefs and behaviors that a group of people has agreed upon is known as religion. These beliefs which include devotional and ritual observances; address the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe. Religions also include a moral code that governs human relations.

   According to Pfleiderer, "Religion is that reference of men's life to a world governing power which seeks to grow into a living union with it".

3. Marriage: One of the crucial components of human life is marriage. Marriage and family are the two fundamental pillars of society. It is a stable partnership in which a man and a woman are socially allowed to have children meaning that they have the right to get involved in sexual relations.
4. Education: The process of acquiring knowledge developed through a learning process is referred to as education. It is commonly associated with the mental and physical training of the younger generation. In general, formal education is aimed at achieving certain aims.
5. Economy: The production and distribution of goods and services required by people of the society depends upon the economy of the country. Depending on others for goods and services required people to have something to exchange.
6. Government: An institution that is authorized with the task of making society rules is known as a government. The government is elected by the people of the country. No government can survive if the people of the country do not consider it responsible.

Voluntary Associations/Organizations(VOs)