2. The Role of Social Organizations Human beings are social creatures This means that they prefer to live in groups Social Organizations bring structure to the way people interact What are some kinds of social organizations?

3. The Role of Social Organizations Several organizations exist in Canada that help people meet their needs: Churches Schools Sports teams Cultures Families

4. The Role of Social Organizations Many social organizations organize people into classes such as: Medical – doctors, nurses, patients Education – Superintendents, teachers, students Sports – Coaches, players, referees Society – lower class, middle class, upper class In the past – Kings, Nobles, peasants What classes do we fit in? These classes, or strata, change as the time goes by

5. The Role of Social Organizations They influence the way in which an organization is set up is the World View. World View – is the beliefs about the limits and workings of the world shared by the members of a society. These are represented in their myths, lore, ceremonies, social conduct, and general values.

6. The Role of Social Organizations What are some of the things that are valued in Canadian society?

7. Decision Making In our society interdependence is very obvious. The problem with an interdependent society is that often all aspects of a society do not agree. This requires a decision making process.

8. Decision Making In what ways can this be done? One of the major concerns of a society is the ability of the society to allocate power to the certain organizations Power is the ability to make decisions as well as the ability to carry them out How is power distributed in Canada?