The Role of Social Organizations. Chronology in History One purpose of recorded history is to...

The Role of Social

Organizations

Chronology in HistoryChronology in History

• One purpose of recorded history is to chronicle developments in the past as a means of discovering an underlying continuity and order in the human condition.

• Brainstorm some of the major events in the history of mankind.

• Place these in chronological order.

• Complete the timeline activity by recording one important event for each of the time periods listed.

• An accurate description of “what has occurred where” is fundamental to an interpretation of why these events have occurred.

• Name the seven Continents of the world.• Complete the Mapping Activities:

• World Map• Europe Map

Social Organizations in HistorySocial Organizations in History

• Humans live in society because they can best satisfy their needs and wants by working with other members of society.

• Because individuals must interact with others within a society, there must be systems which allow for the procreation of life, making decisions, producing goods, creating meaning and purpose (religion, language, and culture), and organizing people into an orderly society.

• Many social organizations have been established within Canadian society to deal with the universal problems of ordered social life.

• Create a web demonstrating many of these organizations and their purpose.

FamiliesProvide for needs

of children

• Social organizations play a significant role in providing order and direction within a society.

• Social organizations establish norms or values which legitimize sanctions used to regulate human behaviour.

• The regulations of social organizations discipline human behaviour to conform to some definite, continuous, and organized pattern of behaviour.

• The freedom to live one’s life according to the dictates of one’s conscience is a significant value in Canadian society.

• Social organizations based on the cultural assumptions of one historical tradition may be quite different from the social organizations based on another tradition.

• Established organizations people live within are part of their cultural heritage.

• Canadian society has several major cultural roots: Indigenous, European, and Asian.

• All of these cultures have different fundamental assumptions about relationships between people and with nature.

• In a small group, create a list of cultural differences among Indigenous, European, and Asian people.

• The organizations established by one cultural group in Canada may be based on very different values than those established by another cultural group.

• Pluralism is the belief that groups which are distinctly unique should have that distinctiveness recognized and protected.

• Every society must determine a set of moral or traditional rules which define rights, responsibilities, and interrelationships.

• A social contract is an agreement between the rulers and the ruled which defines the rights and duties of each explicitly and implicitly.

• In a small group, brainstorm some components of our Canadian social contract.

Decision Making within Social Decision Making within Social OrganizationsOrganizations

• Society is a social organization and it too has to make decisions about how best to reconcile the conflicting interests within itself.

• Politics is the process of conciliating individuals and groups by giving them a share of valued resources according to the amount of power they wield within society.

• Power is the control of resources:• Numbers• Resources• Organization• Information

• Power can be expressed through:• The use of force• Reliance on authority• Through the use of influence