Every group, institution and social system with in a society is social organization. When people form a group by assigning different roles and statuses to achieve a specific objective or need is called social organization. In social organization each individual have different roles and responsibilities. Which are assigned to them according to their statuses. Social organization is created on the basis of social interaction and cooperation of individual with one another. Social organization create stability within a society. Society is always in changing state but the change is gradual, in majority of the cases. Change occurs due to the changing needs of individuals within a society. Due to the changes institutions adopt change as well. However if the change is rapid or revolutionary it will disorganize the societies or groups or institutions.
Social organization is not limited to the group members’ cooperation and interaction. However, it is also the cooperation and interaction of social institutions. A stable functioning social system is the product of organization in social institutions. Let’s take an example of manufacturing company, each company has different units or department and they coordinate and cooperate with one another to achieve their objective. Therefore the manufacturing company is an organization. The cooperation and interaction of different units of social system, institution and group is known as social organization. When every individual within a group and institution perform its role is called social organization. on macro level when each institution perform its function and coordinate with other institutions for the achievement of its objective it’s known as organized social system or society.
Relationship Between Social Organization and Interaction
Social interaction is the building block of social organization. Without interaction social organization cannot be created. For an organized social system interaction between institutions is mandatory. For an organized social institution or group interaction between individuals and its unit is necessary. Like different parts of machine make it whole similarly, coordination and interaction of individuals and institutions make an organized society. All the associations, groups, institutions and social systems are the product of social interaction.
Social Organization and Social System
Social system is the product of interdependence of all functioning units or institutions. The different functions performed by institutions with the help and coordination of one another form social system. Social system is also social organization if all the parts of social system work well and interact with one another to achieve societal objectives.
Correlation Between Social Organization and Roles and Statuses
As discussed above that when people come together to achieve specific objective, they assign different roles and statuses to a person which leads to the creation of group or an institution. The group is a social organization, where every member perform his or her role according to assigned status. With each status, certain roles are associated. Which have to be performed by the member of group holding that status. Same is in the case with social institutions each institution have their status and role. Each institution have to perform its role for the smooth function of institution and social system.
