Knowledge about interrelationship of individual and society...

1. The proof of evidences are as follows;
A. In kingdom Animal, we are the highest form of animal.
B. We are rational
C. We have culture
D. We are bipedal creatures

2. SOCIETY – is a population that occupies the same territory,
is subject to the same political authority, and
participates in a common culture.

3. 1. They must occupy a common territory.
2. They must share the same government o other political authority.
3. They must to some extent have a common culture and a sense of
membership in, and commitment to, the same group.

4. GROUP – is a collection of people interacting together in an orderly way on the
basis of shared expectations about each other’s behavior.
SOCIAL INSTITUTION – is a stable cluster of values, norms, statuses, roles, and
groups that develop around a basic social need

5. Individual is interdependent and interrelated to
the affairs of his/her society. He cannot live alone
without society. (No man is an Island).
Man is a social animal. He lives in social groups in
communities and in society. Human life and society almost
go together. Man cannot live without society. Man is
biologically and psychologically equipped to live in groups,
in society. Society has become an essential condition for
human life to arise and to continue.

6. The relationship between individual and society is
ultimately one of the profound of all the problems of social
philosophy. It is more philosophical rather than sociological
because it involves the question of values.
Man depends on society. It is in the society that an
individual is surrounded and encompassed by culture, a
societal force. It is in the society again that he has to conform
to the norms, occupy statuses and become members of groups
According to Peter Berger society not only controls our
movements but shapes our identity, our thought and our
emotions. The structures of society become the structures of
our own consciousness. Society does not stop at the surface of
our skins. We are entrapped by our own social nature.
Peter Berger says the walls of our imprisonment were there
before we appeared on the scene but they are ever rebuilt by
ourselves. We are betrayed into the captivity ourselves. We
are betrayed into the captivity with our own co-operation.

7. Durkheim says society confronts us as an objective
fact. Society is external to ourselves. It encompasses our
entire life. The institutions of society pattern our actions and
even shape our expectations.
We are located in society not only in space but also in time.
Our society is an historical entity that extends beyond the
temporary life of any individual.
Peter Berger says it was there before we were born and
it will be there after we are dead. Our lives are but episodes in
its majestic march through time. In sum society is the walls
of our imprisonment in history.

8. SOCIALIZATION – is the process that teaches
individuals to become functioning human
beings who must fit into a number of groups
and be productive members of a society.
GOALS AND FUNCTIONS OF SOCIALIZATIONS
1. It teaches the basics of life in the society
2. It transmits skills important to survival in the society
3. It instills in its new members a desire to work toward goals
that the society considers important.
4. It teaches members how to fulfill social roles, for only if a
majority of people do so can the social system continue to exist.
5. It provides each individual with his or her identity, for people need
to know who they are so that they may act accordingly.

9. 1. The Family – the most important agency of socialization for
most human beings is undoubtly the family.
2. The School – is the primary agent of socialization in
industrial societies, and schooling begins very early for some
children. The manifest function of formal education is to
transmit the skills and values thought appropriate for earning a
living and for being a “good citizen”. Accordingly, schools
teach reading, writing, arithmetic, and so on.
3. The Peer Group – It is probably second in importance to the
family is the peer group. Examples are friends, clubs, gangs,
and kids in the neighborhood.

10. 4. Mass Media – are the various forms of communication that
reach a large audience without any personal contact between
the senders and the receivers of the messages. Examples are
newspapers, magazines, books TV, radio, movies and videos.
5. Other Agents – the individual may be influenced by many
other agents of socializations-religious groups, youth
organizations, corporations and etc.

11. God Bless Us All