Human society

Population
Human life and behavior

 Unemployment occurs when a

person who is actively searching
for employment is unable to find
work.
Unemployment is often used as a
measure of the health of the
economy.

A state or condition in which a person or

community lacks the financial resources
and essentials to enjoy a minimum standard
of life and well-being that's considered
acceptable in society.

PDAF/PORK BARREL SCAM

What is PDAF?

 Priority Development Assistance

Fund (PDAF)
was named Countryside
Development Fund (CDF) before
during the administration of
Corazon Aquino and renamed to
PDAF year 2000 during the
administration of Joseph Estrada.

the misuse of the fund by

means of "ghost projects"
and corruptions.

 mid 16th century (in the sense

'companionship, friendly
association with others'): from
French socit, from
Latin societas,
from socius 'companion'.

S
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C
I
E
T
Y

society
organization
companionship
interaction
environment
team
youth

Sociologist traditionally defined

society as a relatively organized,
self-sufficient, and enduring
association of a large number of
people with a distinct culture and
shared institutions.

 Society refers to population of people that

is organized in a cooperative manner to
carry out the functions of life.
Including:
reproduction
sustainability
shelter
defense

The Philippine population

formally reached 100 million in
the first moments of Sunday.
occupying 300,000 square
kilometers of territory

complex network of social

relations
sharing & maintaining a
common culture

Social Groups includes

Formal & informal groups

Families
Communities
Economic, political, religious
organization
Ethnic group

Sociological
Theories and
Perspective of
Society

Structural-functional
Perspective
This concept is also known as the
Consensus Theory.

 Consensus perspective is also

known as functionalism. The
foundation of consensus perspective
is the assumption that societies have
an inherent tendency to maintain
themselves in a state of relative
equilibrium through the mutually and
supportive interaction of their
principal institutions.

Consensus theory is a
sociological perspective in
which social order and stability
and social regulation forms the
base of emphasis. In other
words consensus theory is
concerned with the
maintenance or continuation of
social order in society.

 The consensus perspective

approach also assumes that
effective maintenance of a
particular form of society is in
the common interest of all its
members.

Conflict Theory
This theory sees the world in
terms of conflict and change.

Best Known For:

Major figure in the founding of

sociology
Socio-political theory of Marxism
The Communist Manifesto
Birth:

Karl Marx was born May 5, 1818.

Death:

He died of cancer on March 14,

1883.

 Karl Marx introduced the conflict

theory.
Conflict theory emphasizes the role of
coercion and power in producing
social order. This perspective is
derived from the works of Karl Marx,
who saw society as fragmented into
groups that compete for social and
economic resources.

Symbolic-interaction
Model
The symbolic interaction
perspective, also called symbolic
interactionism, is a major
framework of sociological theory.

Best Known For:

A founding figure of the field of

sociology
Thesis of the "Protestant Ethic"
Ideas on bureaucracy
Birth:

Max Weber was born April 21,

1864.
Death:

He died June 14, 1920.

Structural
functional
Perspective

Conflict
Perspective

Symbolic
interaction
Perspective

Interrelated social
NATURE OF structures that fit
SOCIETY
groups together to
form an integrated
whole

Competing
interests with
each group
seeking

Interacting
individuals, social
networks, and
groups

BASIS OF
INTERACTI
ON

Consensus and
shared values

Constraint, power,
and conflict

Shared meaning
regarding symbols

Social order and

maintenance

Social change and

conflict

Development of self
and adaptation of
individual to society

Social structure

Social structure
interaction

FOCUS OF
INQUIRY
LEVEL OF
ANALYSIS

Interpersonal