Social Network Structures And Its Impact On The Formation Of Social Networks

Certain members of the department tended to seek each other out during the free time on and off the job. These informal associations were built upon common activities and shard ideas about what was and what was not legitimate behavior in the department.

The presence of other people affects the behavior of an individual. As the group changes in size the social interactions change. Dyads and triads are the smallest. The people in these small groups have intense interaction .It is more stable than the other social groups. When the group becomes big an organization or a community is formed. The way it operates changes. The interaction is less intense as people have attention from different people. At this level, the need for a leader emerges.

Organizations are social entities that are driven by goals that are designed intentionally, and coordinated activity systems and they are linked to the external environment. It means that the organization should have a way of linking the internal and external environments. Organizations are made of people and the relationship between the people is essential. There is a deliberate move by organization management to come up with structures that ensure coordination of

On December 6th, 2012, the state of Washington legalized the use and possession of marijuana by adults over the age of 21. There were already laws in place to provide for the medical use of marijuana before this date, therefore this new initiative (Initiative 502) pertained mainly to recreational marijuana users. According to a statement issued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office the day prior to the law going into effect, “The Department of Justice is reviewing the legalization initiatives recently passed in Colorado and Washington State. The Department's responsibility to enforce the Controlled Substances Act remains unchanged.

After working in this position for a while working in groups and introducing new group members is a key ingredient in building teams and relationships. In groups and teams, relationships are the feelings, roles, norms, statuses, and trust that both affect. They reflect the quality of communication between a person and others. The variables that have an important effect on relationships are made with others in small groups. These are the roles a person assumes, the norms or standards, the group develops, the status differences that affect the group's productivity, the power some members have, the trust that improves

In this paper I will examine the social structure theory, along with its definition and how the different types of theories make up the social structure theory. I will also attempt to discuss the strain, culture conflict, and social disorganization theory all of which make up the social conflict theory. I also wish to discuss the video “Tent City, Arizona” and answer the following questions, “How does the video you selected support a social structure theory? What is the primary subject or content of the video? What social issues are raised in the video? What major principles of sociological theory are addressed in the video? What might be some possible ramifications for social policy change?”

The transformed organizational model is quite different and the operating process is quite different. Figure below gives us insight into why interconnecting the stovepipes is a better option. We redisplay the organization in 'link patterns' and we see a totally new perspective. By adding the horizontal ties we have transformed a simple hierarchy into an interconnected group. Recent research by psychologist Patrick Laughlin of the University of Illinois shows that groups outperform even the best individuals in decision making. Intelligence information is rarely clear or complete -- a key reason for having many perspectives and diverse experiences for cross-pollination and sense-making. (Organizational Hierarchy, page 1 para. 10)

This Report is bases in the movie The Intern – Myers, Nancy (Producer & Director). (2015). The Intern [Motion picture]. United States: Warner Bros. Pictures. The film is based on retired 70-year-old widower, Ben Whittaker, who is bored with his retired life. He applies to be a senior intern at an online clothing site and ends up getting the position. The founder of the company is Jules Ostin, a tireless, driven, demanding, dynamic workaholic. Ben is made her intern. She doesn't intend to give him work due to her lack of confidence in his capabilities. However, Ben proves to be quite useful and, more than that, a source of support and wisdom. The following report discusses varying factors that contribute to organizational behaviour; which is a consciously coordinated social unit made up of a group of people work together on common goals who function on a relatively continuous basis.

Social network describe the patterns of informal connections among individuals within groups or teams. These informal social networks relationships can hinder or help the team's effectiveness. Social networks can also improve team goal attainment increase member commitment to the team. Research on social network has also shown that when people need help getting a job done, they'll choose a friendly colleague over someone who may be more capable. Another recent review of team studies showed that teams with high levels of interpersonal interconnectedness actually attained their goals better and were more committed to staying

The role of the follower and the quality of the relationship itself are informally negotiated between followers and their leaders over time (Gils, Quaquebeke, & Knippenberg, 2009). Based on the LMX theory, leaders build a special relationship with an inner circle, or “in-group”, of followers, who often get high levels of responsibility and access to resources. The in-group members work harder and are more committed to task objectives. They are also expected to be totally committed and loyal to their leader. Conversely, other followers fall in the “out-group" and are given low levels of choice or influence. Aggression, sarcasm and a self-centered view are qualities seen in the out-group. The quality of the LMX relationship varies and is better when the challenge of the job is extremely high or extremely low (Graen et al., 1982).

The social structure theory deliberates delinquency as a gathering of the person’s dealings with numerous groups, organizations, and process in the society. Any person irrespective of their prominence in life is likely to become delinquents if they continue with negative social affiliations. Every aspect of the society, social and economic must be viewed using the social structure theories to find the cause of crime and deviance. The social structure theories consist of four types which include social disorganization theory, anomie theory, differential association theory, and labeling theory. Several theories offer different answers to this delinquent of influential the key features of a social group.

Social structures are the most important aspects of human society. Social structure is the foundation upon which human society is created from. Therefore, it is necessary that we understand what social structures actually are. These structures are what organize the social relationships and institutions within a society, making it possible for the existence of a society. As a result, the question of how and why social structures matter are important in understanding how social structures work. Therefore, social structures are important because they force us to take on new perspectives in the analysis of everyday experiences, produce the social structures and institutions that control us, analyze the manifest and latent functions they serve, observe the objectivity of social reality and finally they allow for an intimate evaluation of ones self and social position. Consequently, social structure is relevant in my daily life because it has forced me to change how I look at myself and my own experiences and more importantly the power that the historical context and its social structures exert on my personal consciousness. As a result, Mills makes the argument that we are falsely led to believe that our current social position in society is due to our own effort and doing. This argument reflects social reality and it is the result of the social structures that are present in society, and the interplay between societal history and biography. According to Mills, the ability to

When a divorce takes place, it affects not only the direct families, but their social networks as well. Gravonetter (1973) defined the strength of a social network as a “combination of time and intimacy” (p. 1361). Social networks can be broken down into two categories: the stronger and the weaker ties. According to Gravonetter (1973), the stronger ties are the families, close friends, college friends, social circles and even co-workers. These are the people that an individual shares memories of and intimate moments with (p. 1361). The individual interacts with their stronger ties most of the time, or even on a daily basis. On the other hand, weaker ties are the institutions such as schools, the community, society, or even an individual whom they have interacted with or met through a common friend. The weaker ties provide some form of support, but not as robust compared to the strong ties (Gravonetter, 1973, p. 1361). Families undergoing or are in the process of divorce usually seeks support from their social networks. It is then no wonder that when a divorce occurs, it usually involves everyone even the weaker ties. For stronger ties, they experience the effects of divorce as much as the direct families do. Grief and Deal (2012) found that when a couple marries, their social networks usually merge (p.422). Almost all married couples share the same set of friends and social circle so when a divorce takes place there is also a shift in their social networks (Grief and Deal,

Not only can the application of organizational behavior principles improve an organization's effectiveness, organizational behavior provides a manager the information and knowledge needed to manage an effective workforce (Argenti, 2002). With the advent of organizational perspectives, the analysis of why people instill their presence in an organization is not only because of self-aimed goals of growth and enhancements, but also to locate themselves in a social place in accordance to the area of their perceived belonging (Stroh, Northcraft and Neale, 2002).

From the perspective of social network theory, it asserted that social structures where actors located would determine what they found and get from relations (Granovetter, 1985). Some studies pointed out two central networking strategies and explored structural effects of a network on collective actions. As actors embedded in densely connected networks as subgroups or cliques, due to social cohesiveness based on mutual and frequent interactions, homogeneity and unity would be developed (Wasserman & Faust, 1994). The structural advantage of building densely connected networks or so called as strong ties, an expression action that consists with the principle of homophily, is to maintain and reinforce existing resources by increasing closure(Lin, 2002).For example, regularly playing golf together among acquainted celebrities in the upper class is one mean to maintain membership and cultivate exclusive cultural capital. This is identical to the finding of Andrew and Carr (2013) that because local actors embedded in bonding relationship identity with the good of the group, taking part in regional preparedness planning activities would contribute to the improvement of the group’s preparation for the emergency. Also, within this cohesive group, it is easier to monitor deviated action or verify information quality by redundantly circulating information, so that actors are bound together with certain social norms. In line with this notion, most hypothesis that connecting strong ties