CHAPTER FOUR
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND SOCIAL
INTERACTION
Learning Objectives
After learning this chapter, students will be able to:
- Describe the meaning of social organization;
- Understand that humans are by nature social
animals and apart from sustained social
relationship, humans would not enjoy life in
isolation; - Appreciate the influence of group life on individual
behavior, and vice versa; and the role of primary
social groups in shaping the personality, attitude,
lifestyle and mentality of individuals; - Describe the meaning social interaction and
social relationship; - Identify the basic symbolic interactionist
perspective of social interaction in everyday life; - Define the concepts of social status and social
roles; and understand the fact that individuals
interact within the framework of status and role
relationships;