Give a brief summary of the following: a. The importance of organizations in our lives as described by Etzioni. b. The importance of organizations for social work practice as summarized by Netting, Kettner, and McMurtry

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a. The importance of organizations in our lives is described by Etzioni: We are born in organizations, educated by organizations, and most of us spend much of our lives working for organizations. We spend much of our leisure time paying, playing, and praying in organizations. Most of us will die in an organization, and when the time comes for burial, the largest organization of all-the state-must grant official permission.

b. Netting, Kettner, and McMurtry have summarized the importance of organizations for social work practice. As social workers, our roles within, interactions with, and attempts to manipulate organizations define much of what we do. Clients often come to us seeking help because they are not able to obtain help from organizations that are critical to their survival or quality of life. In turn, the resources we attempt to gain for these clients usually come from still other organizations. Social workers with little or no idea of how organizations operate, how they interact, or how they can be influenced and changed from both outside and inside are likely to be severely limited in their effectiveness.