Session 2- Elements of society

elements of community
definitions, community, family , groups

1. Elements of Society Module 1 - SESSION 2 FACULTY : AR MAHIIMA J DATE: 26-08-19

2. Syllabus Blueprint : Today

3. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Definitions of sociological terms- Society, community, family, culture Difference between society and community Different family structures and architectural responses to different family types- in and outside India (examination of different housing typologies responding to different family types – traditional and contemporary) Relation between culture and built form (exploration of architectural examples.)

4. Definitions GROUP : The term group is an amorphous one and can refer to a wide variety of gatherings, from just two people (think about a “group project” in school when you partner with another student), a club, a regular gathering of friends, or people who work together or share a hobby. In short, the term refers to any collection of at least two people who interact with some frequency and who share a sense that their identity is somehow aligned with the group

5. Definitions SOCEITY :  A society can be called homogeneous (e.g. Arab nation, Japan) or heterogeneous (e.g. India, US) based on the elements of diversity. Practically no well-developed society across the world can be called homogeneous as some form of difference do exist in all of them. A group of people, who interact with one another, and who share a common culture is what sociologists call a society . Sociologists study all aspects and levels of society. Sociologists working from the micro-level study small groups and individual interactions, while those using macro-level analysis look at trends among and between large groups and societies. “ Society is the complex of organized associations and institutions with a community”. – G.D.M. Cole Society is “ a web of social relationship”. – MacIver

6. Characteristics of society Society consists of people Mutual Interaction and Mutual Awareness Society depends on Likeness Society rest on Difference too Co-operation and Division of Labor Society implies Interdependence also Society is dynamic Social control Culture Gregarious nature of Man- “Man is a Social Animal”

7. Definitions COMMUNITY A  community  is a small or large social unit (a group of living things in an area) that has something in common, such as norms, religion, values, or identity. The people living in one particular area or people who are considered as a unit because of their common interests, social group, or nationality. Community is “ a social group with some degree of “we-feeling” and living in a given area” – Bogardus Community is “ the smallest territorial group that can embrace all aspects of social life” – Kinsley Davis https://www.facebook.com/North-Marietta-Neighborhood-Community-Garden-127213277359939/

8. Main Elements of Community The main bases of community are: Locality : A community is a territorial group. It occupies some geographical area. Locality is the physical basis of community. Living together facilitates people to develop social contacts, give protection, safety and security. Further, the very physical conditions may influence social life to a great extent. Community Sentiment : It means a feeling of belonging together . The members must be aware of their staying together and sharing common interest. The members develop a sense of “we-feeling”. It means a kind of identification with the group. Without a sense of identification, a sense of awareness, a sense of living and sharing some common interest in life , there can not be any community. Stability, Naturalness, Size of community, Regulation of Relations are other aspects of a community

9. Difference between society and community

10. Definitions CULTURE : The term culture refers to the group’s shared practices, values, and beliefs. Culture encompasses a group’s way of life, from routine, everyday interactions to the most important parts of group members' lives. It includes everything produced by a society, including all of the social rules. Sociologists often study culture using the sociological imagination , which pioneer sociologist C. Wright Mills described as an awareness of the relationship between a person’s behavior and experience and the wider culture that shaped the person’s choices and perceptions. It’s a way of seeing our own and other people’s behavior in relationship to history and social structure (1959).

11. Definitions FAMILY A group of people who are related to each other, such as a mother, a father, and their children The basic unit in society traditionally consisting of two parents rearing their children Social unit of two or more persons related by blood, marriage, or adoption and having a shared commitment to the mutual relationship. See also household. Any of various social units differing from but regarded as equivalent to the traditional family

12. Different family structures and architectural responses to different family types - in and outside India  Family structure has changed dramatically over the last 50 years. Different family type (there are six main ones that people agree on) has a unique family dynamic. There are six specific types of family structures identified by society today.

13. Nuclear Family Single Parent Extended Family Childless Family Stepfamily Grandparent Family Six specific types of family structures identified by society today

14. “The video clips from movie ” – a sociological “Lens ’ Individual Activity Observe & note from videos – examination of different housing typologies corresponding to different family types – traditional and contemporary, different family types and their culture . Relation between culture and built form. Exploration of architectural examples with pictures. Format : Report ( describe the typology wrt family & culture) & sketch plates – A4 size ; Submit in stick file ACTIVITY TIME #3

15. BIBLIOGRAPHY http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/family.html https://www.merriam webster.com/dictionary/family https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/family/there-are-6-different-family-types-and-each-one-has-a-unique-family-dynamic/ http://www.sss10.bartlett.ucl.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/SSS10_Proceedings_002.pdf