WEEK 9: CLIMATE:


           NEEDS AND CONFLICT:
           SOCIALIZATION & CHANGE
            
               High vs. low energy in groups is caused by the           
     climate.  Groups have norms - styles - folkways and          
     mores - some of these customs produce highly functional
     families, groups, organizations, and societies. 

     Our society faces a long term crisis of a competitive
international market place. The skills of our people and their
ability to work together is critical to our standard of living.
Other societies not only work harder, but smarter, and in a more
cooperative manner.      Internal conflict wastes energy and
prevents high productivity and focus on quality. The issue is
power. The goal is collaboration.
     People have needs for belonging, esteem, and self-
actualization (Maslow). People are motivated to satisfy these
needs. Groups can turn people on or turn them off.
     This class is designed to motivate. Does it? How? Why not?
What does turn you on? Is there some conflict? How should we deal
with conflict? How does your family deal with conflict? What is
the climate of this organization? of any other organization you
know?   APPLY THE X, Y, AND Z THEORIES - FACTORY, HUMAN
RELATIONS, AND COOPERATIVE MODELS. 
VISIT THE OTHER GROUPS AND TAKE A MEASURE OF THEIR CLIMATE! 
WEEK 9: CLIMATE; social control and authority- the person and         
the system Sociology Chapter 8 - Deviance China
Social Science Chapter 6 DEVIANCE 19 Family, Chapter 20                    
Religion and Education