2. Meaning and definition:
• Arrangement of persons parts
• Family, church, college, factory
• Members inter related
• Members given specific tasks according to
status, role
• To achieve goals
• Coordination of relationship among members.
3. • ELIOTT and MERRIL:
A state of being
Various institutions functioning with purpose
• LUMELY:
Social organisation is a whole
Composed of specialised parts
• EARNEST JONES:
Social organisation is the system
Parts related to each other and to whole society
In a meaningful way
4. CHARACTERISTICS:
1. A GOAL:
Members inter-related for common goal
Planned and coordinated by organisation
They have unity of interest
Absence of unity-it comes to an end
2. Acceptance of role and status:
Every member assigned role, position, status
Role-behaviour expected of him
According to value of role- enjoys status
Members to be prepared to accept role
5. 3. NORMS and ROLES:
Organisation has norms to control
Norms-socially approved ways of behaviour
Norms define role
Organisation functions smoothly if members
confirm to norms
What a member ought to do ought not to do
laid down by norms
6. 4. SANCTION:
Norms supported by sanctions
Rewards and punishments
For non-conformity-warning to physical
punishment
Sometimes encourage desirable behaviour
discourage anti-social behaviour
Each organisation has sanction system to control
members