BUS5 187 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Class Consciousness, Social Stratification
What Is A Social Structure?
•Social structure - a society’s basic social organization
•Consider
1. the degree to which the basic unit of social organization is the
individual, as opposed to the group
2. the degree to which a society is stratified into classes or castes
How Are Individuals
And Groups Different?
•A group is an association of two or more people who have a shared sense of
identity and who interact with each other in structured ways on the basis of a
common set of expectations about each other’s behavior
–individuals are involved in families, work groups, social groups,
recreational groups, etc.
•Societies place different values on groups
How Are Individuals
And Groups Different?
•n Western societies, there is a focus on the individual
–individual achievement is common
–dynamism of the U.S. economy
–high level of entrepreneurship
•But, creates a lack of company loyalty and failure to gain company specific
knowledge
–competition between individuals in a company instead of than team
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Document Summary
What is a social structure: social structure - a society"s basic social organization, consider. 2. the degree to which the basic unit of social organization is the individual, as opposed to the group the degree to which a society is stratified into classes or castes. Individuals are involved in families, work groups, social groups, recreational groups, etc: societies place different values on groups. And groups different: n western societies, there is a focus on the individual. High level of entrepreneurship: but, creates a lack of company loyalty and failure to gain company specific knowledge. Competition between individuals in a company instead of than team building. Less ability to develop a strong network of contacts within a firm: in many asian societies, the group is the primary unit of social organization. Leads to cooperation in solving business problems: but, might also suppress individual creativity and initiative. All societies are stratified on a hierarchical basis into social categories, or social strata.
