UCSP (semis)

• inequalities contribute to social differences and perpetuate differences in power

  conflict (theoretical perspective)
• society functions together to contribute to the whole society

  structural functional
• one to one interactions and communications

  symbolic interaction
• primary


  involve interaction among members who have an emotional investment or attachment in one another
• secondary


  usually have specific goals. this is formally formed and are impersonal. it tends to be larger than the primary group
• reference


  the group or social category that individual uses to help define beliefs, attitutes, and values to guide behavior
• in group and outgroup


  introduced by william shakespeare
• in group


  a social group to which a person psychologically identifies as being a members based on factors like nationality, race, religion, socioeconomic status, etc.
• outgroup


  a social group with which an individual does not identify based on similar factors
• democracy


  the right to govern is held by the most citizens within a country or state
• monarchy


  surpreme power is lodged with an individual (brunei, monaco, saudi arabia)
• oligarchy


  government is controlled by a small group of people
• theocracy


  priests rule in the name of God (vatican city, afghanistan, iran)
• formal


  hierarchically structured, chronologically graded educational system from primary school to university
• non-formal


  organized educatical activity outside the established formal system to provide selected types of learning to a segment of the population
• self actualization (highest)


  achieving one's full potential, icluding creative activities
• esteem need (2nd to the highest)

  prestige and feeling of accomplishement
• Belonginess and love need (3rd)


  intimate relationships, friends
• safety needs


  security, safety
• physiological need


  food, water, warmth, rest
• conflict


  the employees want to earn the most money feasible, but the employers want to pay as little as possible for their labor
• conflict


  the edsa revolution where the populace controlled their destiny by empowering themselves to topple the oppresive dictator and seize the freedom they rightfully deserve
• structural functionality


  in a family, the parents take care of the kids, who will later look for their parents once they are older
• structural functional


  the government provides education for the children of the family, which pays taxes that the state depends to keep itself runnig
• symbolic interaction


  a study by lance hannon on colorism demonstrated that the lighter-skinned latinos "looked" smarter according to caucasians
• groups are formed due to:
• groups are formed due to:

  1. desire to achieve an objective
  2. meet the needs of an individual member
  3. people are treated alike by others
• characteristics of groups:

  1. each member has a role to play
  2. identify identifiable by both its members and outsiders
  3. has a social structure in the sense that each part or members has a position related to other positions
• importance of groups

  1. a group reinforces and strengthens our integration into society
  2. a group gives meaning and support to an individual
  3. a group shares basic survival and problem solving techniques to satisfy personal and emotional needs
• the function of TRADE UNIONS support local and international groups to localize the implementation of international trade policies
• MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS (MNCs) have good effects like:

  1. Introduction of technology
  2. encourage democracy and (3) economic growth
• INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS (IGOs) examples are:

  International Monetary Fund, INTERPOL, and World Health Organization
• CORPORATION declares that the business is a separate entity guided by a group of officers known as Board of Directors
• Conflicts and tensions may arise when nonstate organizations interfere with the government
• The state uses absolute power to attain societal goals and objectives
• SAN MIGUEL(SMC) is a great example of corporation
• Some examples of NON GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS in the Philippines are UNICEF, Dream Big Filipinas, and Philippine World Vision
• The Philippine Government is composed of Executive Legistative and JUdiciary
• The MOST expected function of the nonstate institutions is DEVELOPMENT
• LABOR UNIONS gather workers and force a dialogue with the government when workers wish to end contractualization but the government is not listening