Society is an organized group of people who interact frequently and share a common territory and culture. Humans are social beings who form societies in order to relate to others and pursue goals and happiness through cooperation. Societies influence human development through establishing norms and laws that define acceptable behavior and shape interactions between members, transforming both human relations and the members themselves.

1. THE HUMAN PERSON
IN THE SOCIETY
WHAT IS SOCIETY?
Presented by: MA.CHRISTINE KAREN B.BARLESCO
VICTORIAS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

2. SOCIETY
• A society is an organized group of people
whose members interact frequently and
have a common territory and culture.
•It also refers to a companionship or
friendly association with others , an
alliance, a community, or a union.

3. WHAT DRIVES HUMAN TO ESTABLISH
SOCIETIES?
• The human person exists to relate others. The person is by nature a
social being because he has the tendency to go out of himself to
form bonds and relationship with others.
• Our freedom gives us the opportunity to pursue various activities to
achieve our goals and attain well being happiness.
• Society also makes possible the emergence of certain individuals .T he
survival of a human being is essentially rooted in a society and human
relations.
• Example: Filipinos value family ties with family members . Western
families send elderly to retirement homes.

4. THE SOCIAL CONTRACT THEORY
• Thomas Hobbes - persons in their natural states are
governed by their desires and these often lead to
conflict with their fellowmen.
• John Locke - considered persons in their natural
states as more cooperative and reasonable, and
that society is formed through the consent of the
individuals that organized it.
• Jean Jacques Rousseau – advocated the concept
of the general will.

5. •John Rawls – redefined the social
contract and explained that human
beings approach social cooperation in a
rational manner in order to meet their
individual self interest.
•David Gauthier- described peoples self-
interest as a significant factor in building
and maintaining societies.

6. WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT FORMS OF
SOCIETIES?
• Hunting and Gathering Societies- the earliest and
simplest form of society . It is generally characterized
by its small size and its composed mainly of families.
• Pastoral Society – characterized by the domestication
of animals for food for a more stable and predictable
food supply.
• Horticultural Society- primarily engages in the small
scale cultivation of plants , fruits and vegetables and
domestication of animals.

7. HOW DOES SOCIETY INFLUENCE OUR
DEVELOPMENT AS PERSONS?
• The persons and the society have a very dynamic
relationship in which one cannot exist without the
other. Because of this, it is important to consider
society’s role in the growth and development of a
person , and the person’s role in transforming society.
1. Society is the backdrop by which we adopt the
prevailing culture ,identity , values, ideas and
knowledge of the persons , groups , and
communities that surround us.

8. • Society influences the interactions of its members
through the establishment of norms, which are set of
traits and behavior that society considers
acceptable ,and are thus encouraged and passed
on the other members.
• Laws in our society, which are more formal and
stringent norms, define acceptable behavior of our
citizens.
• Society also transforms human relations, which leads
to the transformation of its members . A person will
undertake various social roles as he continually
interacts with other members of society.