Social Dimensions of Man
“Madaling maging tao, pero mahirap
magpakatao.”
Man
as a “being-through-others”
Man as a “being-with-others”
Man as a “being-for-others”
Social Dimensions of Man
According to the book “Be Happy, You are Loved” by
Robert Schuller, he gave the following reminders of
love:
1.
Even if you have lost everything – someone,
somewhere, needs your love.
2.
Even if you have failed in love – someone,
somewhere, can give you courage to love again.
3.
Even if you have failed in life - someone,
somewhere, cares for you.
4.
Even if you are ridiculed and rejected - someone,
somewhere, accepts who you are
Social Dimensions of Man
5.
Even if life has been for you - someone,
somewhere, needs you the way you are.
6.
Even if you are poor - someone,
somewhere, will treasures.
7.
Even if you are trapped - someone,
somewhere, can liberate you with love.
8.
Even if you are grief-stricken - someone,
somewhere, can fill the void.
The Process of Socialization
Socialization – an interactional process
whereby an individual’s behavior is modified
to conform to the expectations held by the
group to which he belongs.
It
refers to any or all actions
performed by individuals that benefit
someone with out necessarily
providing any direct benefit to
him/her.
Pro-social behavior
There are several factors that this kind of
behavior:
1.
Empathy
2.
Kinship and Social Conditioning
3.
Reciprocity Norm: According to the
Confucian Golden Rule – “Do unto others
what you want them to do unto you”
4.
Equity Theory
Obstacle of Pro-Social Behavior
The Bystander Effect
2. The EGO Effect
3. Personal and Physical Characteristics
of the “Victim”
4. Relationship
1.
Social Mobilization
Social
Mobilization is a process of
generating and sustaining the active
and coordinated participation of all
sectors at various levels to facilitate
and accelerate the improvement of
the situation of children, women, and
other vulnerable and marginalized
groups.
Social Mobilization
The
Benefits of Social Mobilization
Poverty
Alleviation
Promoting
Democratic Governance
Environment
Conflict
prevention
Promoting Volunteerism as an
Effective Tool for Social Mobilization
Promoting
Volunteerism
Contribute
to increased public awareness of
the contribution of volunteers to a particular
organization, to the larger community or to
our society in general
Help
motivate people to make a commitment
to volunteer work and to maintain or
increase their level of involvement