Social organization

In sociology, a social organization is a pattern of relationships between and among individuals and groups.^[1]^[2]

Characteristics of social organization can include qualities such as sexual composition, spatiotemporal cohesion, leadership, structure, division of labor, communication systems, and so on.^[3]^[4]

Because of these characteristics of social organization, people can monitor their everyday work and involvement in other activities that are controlled forms of human interaction. These interactions include: affiliation, collective resources, substitutability of individuals and recorded control. These interactions come together to constitute common features in basic social units such as family, enterprises, clubs, states, etc. These are social organizations.^[5]

Common examples of modern social organizations are government agencies,^[6]^[7] NGOs and corporations.^[8]^[9]

^ Janice L. Dreachslin; M. Jean Gilbert; Beverly Malone (5 November 2012). Diversity and Cultural Competence in Health Care: A Systems Approach. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 244–. ISBN 978-1-118-28428-5. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
^ Janice Humphreys; Jacquelyn C. Campbell (28 July 2010). Family Violence and Nursing Practice, Second Edition. Springer Publishing Company. pp. 21–. ISBN 978-0-8261-1828-8. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
^ Susan A. Wheelan (1 June 2005). The Handbook of Group Research and Practice. SAGE. pp. 122–. ISBN 978-0-7619-2958-1. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
^ Bernard Chapais; Carol M. Berman (4 March 2004). Kinship and Behavior in Primates. Oxford University Press. pp. 478–. ISBN 978-0-19-514889-3. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
^ Ahrne, Goran (1994). Social Organizations: Interaction Inside, Outside, and Between Organizations. London, GB: SAGE Publications Ltd.
^ Sage Journals Agency and Institutions in Organization Studies Archived 5 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine
^ Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Social Institutions Archived 1 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine
^ HeinOnline The Evolution of the Corporation as a Social Institution Archived 26 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine
^ Oxford Academic Corporate Social Responsibility and institutional theory: new perspectives on private governance Archived 26 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine

[DreachslinGilbert2012-1] Janice L. Dreachslin; M. Jean Gilbert; Beverly Malone (5 November 2012). Diversity and Cultural Competence in Health Care: A Systems Approach. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 244–. ISBN 978-1-118-28428-5. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2012.

[NPFAAN2010-2] Janice Humphreys; Jacquelyn C. Campbell (28 July 2010). Family Violence and Nursing Practice, Second Edition. Springer Publishing Company. pp. 21–. ISBN 978-0-8261-1828-8. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2012.

[Wheelan2005-3] Susan A. Wheelan (1 June 2005). The Handbook of Group Research and Practice. SAGE. pp. 122–. ISBN 978-0-7619-2958-1. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2012.

[ChapaisBerman2004-4] Bernard Chapais; Carol M. Berman (4 March 2004). Kinship and Behavior in Primates. Oxford University Press. pp. 478–. ISBN 978-0-19-514889-3. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2012.

[:0-5] Ahrne, Goran (1994). Social Organizations: Interaction Inside, Outside, and Between Organizations. London, GB: SAGE Publications Ltd.

[6] Sage Journals Agency and Institutions in Organization Studies Archived 5 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine

[7] Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Social Institutions Archived 1 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine

[8] HeinOnline The Evolution of the Corporation as a Social Institution Archived 26 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine

[9] Oxford Academic Corporate Social Responsibility and institutional theory: new perspectives on private governance Archived 26 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine

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