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Genelou L. Sayangco
Godwin John De los Angeles
What makes society
possible?
Society as a Concept
o It is tool to grasp the complexity of the
phenomenon it represents and a means to explore
its many other dimensions hidden by its normative
use.
Society
o The quality of having
Omnipotence
(All-Powerful) unlimited or very
great power
Its library creates, collects, stores,
In the God metaphor retrieves, and manipulates human
“Society as God” memories.
Social Dysfunction
Undesirable effects of a social pattern on the
operation of society, may result but society has
the ability to adjust.
What makes Society Possible?
The Three Theoretical Perspectives
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o Focuses on: forces in
society that promote
competition and change
o it is based on the
assumption that society is
an arena of inequality and
division resulting to
conflict.
The Conflict Theory
What makes Society Possible?
The Three Theoretical Perspectives
o Focuses on: how individuals 3
interact
o it focuses on how people
make sense of the world, on
how they experience and
define what they and others
are doing, and on how they
influence and are Symbolic
influenced by others. Interactionsim
Rules: Invisible Hand of Society
o Are essential in the
everyday conduct of the
member of the society .
o it becomes the arbiter of
disagreements and
people’s respect for rules
gives them this organizing
power over human actions
over time.
Rules: Invisible Hand of Society
Written Rules
Are easily seen and hence are
easily observed and obeyed.
Replying “K”
Don’t stop in the
middle of a busy
sidewalk.
Culture as
Concept
Culture as Concept
o Culture is that complex
whole includes
knowledge, belief, art,
morals, law, custom, and
any other capabilities
and habits acquired by
man as a member of
society.
Edward B. Taylor
Culture as Concept