SOCIAL NETWORK

A Social network is a social structure made up of individuals called "nodes" which are

tied by one or more specific types of interdependency.

 Who uses social networks?

-Most commonly people who share some sort of interest.

-They can be tied together with:

•Friends

•Kinship

•Common Interest

•Financial Exchange

•Dislike

•Relationships of beliefs

•Knowledge

 What does it contain?

-It contains many features that users can use to easily correspond with their peers.

Examples:

- A profile in which the user can tell about their interest and given more background on

themselves

- Communication system (comments messages) so that the users can correspond easily

with each other.

PROS OF SOCIAL NETWORK

 Able to interact with people of similar interest easier and more effectively

 Helps broaden your knowledge and find new ways to accomplish things
  Helps you express yourself

 Helps you reconnect and gain new relationships

CONS OF SOCIAL NETWORK

 People can become withdrawn and can spend more time on the computer then with the

people around them.

 Lack of privacy in some cases, other users can see what you say to other people.

 People can pretend to be someone online making your security and safety an issue.

 Cyber bullying can occur.

KINDS OF SOCIAL NETWORKS

.SOCIAL - users can connect with family, friends and their peers easier. (Facebook)

.BLOGGING- users can express themselves freely and find others with similar interest.

(Tumblr)

.ARTWORK- users can share their art and discover other user’s art. (Flickr)

SOCIAL NETWORK is a sociological concept for a set of social relations between

network elements that interact and which are in particular individuals. Social groups or teams,

organizational units or whole organizations can also be network elements in the organization.

Basic types of social network in the organization are:

 Formal organizational structure (also used the term organizational structure) is an

officially codified hierarchical arrangement of relationships between different jobs within

the organizational units and relationships between departments within the organization. It

defines hierarchical relationships and assignees competencies (competences), mutual ties

and liability.
  Informal organizational structure includes personal relations, relations and interactions

of people in the organization, created naturally, informally and unofficially. They take

place in an informal way outside the framework of formal organizational structure,

respectively, the informal organizational structure crosses it horizontally, vertically and

diagonally.

SOCIAL ORGANIZATION

✓The interdependence and inter-related of parts in groups

✓ The organization of society, it is a system of relationship in groups

✓ The way people relate themselves to one another

Organization - is an orderly relationship or arrangement of parts

Examples of social organization: Family, church, college, factory, a play group, a

political party and community

According to...

Duncan Mitchell “Social organization means the interdependence of parts, which is an

essential characteristic of all enduring collective groups, communities and societies.”

H.m Johnson “Organization refers to an aspect of interaction system.”

TYPES OF SOCIAL ORGANIZATION

 Political organization( State/ Government)

 Economic organization: Factory

 Religious Organization: Church

 Financial Organization: Bank

  Educational Organization: School/Colleges

-All these organizations are called SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS, that is organization of

society

-Social organization is used in wider sense to include any organization of society

ELEMENTS OF SOCIAL ORGANIZATION

*A Goal

The member of an organization are inter-related to each other for the pursuit of a

common goal

*Preparedness to accept one's role and status

Organization is an arrangement of persons and parts. By arrangement is meant that every

member of the organization has an assigned role, a position and status

*Norms and Mores:

Every organization has its norms and moves which control its members. An org can

function smoothly if its members follow the organization norms.

*Sanctions:

If a member does not follow the norms he is compelled to follow them through sanctions

(conditions) which may range from warning to physical punishment

Ex. Expelled, dismissed

SOCIAL GROUP

 Man is a social animal, no man can live in isolation.

 In fact every aspect of man’s life is influenced to a great extent by the members of the

different groups of which he/she is a part.

  Social group is a collection of human beings. “A number of units of anything in close

proximity to one another.”

 In human context social group is – “Any collection of human beings who are brought into

social relationships with one another”

Types of groups according to the nature of social ties:

Generally persist over extensive period of time. Members commonly develop strong

emotional bonds with other members. Interaction and communication among members is of

intimate and personal nature. Tend to be small and ordinarily composed of fewer than 15 to 20

individuals. Eg. Family, Basketball team, A couple etc.

Primary Group…

-are small in size and characterized by personal, intimate and non-specialized relationship

between their members.

-induces the development of the individual personalities.

-are the nuclear cells of social organization. It teaches the members to work in the society

according to their rules.

-help in the socialization of the individuals and maintain social control over them.

-is the birth place of human nature.

Secondary Groups…

-are the groups which provide experience lacking in intimacy

-are those that are relatively casual and impersonal in their relationships .Relationships in

them are usually competitive rather than mutually helpful. The relationship between the

members is very superficial and there is only indirect exertion of influence amongst them.
 -refer to a formal, impersonal group in which there is little social intimacy or mutual

understanding. E.g. business organization, political parties, labor union etc.

-the membership of most of the secondary groups is not compulsory.

-they may be spread all over the world. They perform their jobs, carry out their order, pay

their dues and still may not see each other face to face.

-they do not meet face to face.

-the group does not exert any primary influence upon its members

-is regulated by formal rules. Due to lack of intimate relations amongst themselves and

large size of the groups, some of the members of the secondary group are active while others are

inactive.

The main purpose of a secondary group is to fulfill a specific function.