L8. SOCIAL GROUPS Flashcards
This is a system where people are assigned specific tasks and roles to perform within society.
Social Institution
It is constituted by two or more persons who interact together and are together physically
Group
REQUIREMENTS FOR A GROUP. (3)
- There must be TWO or MORE people.
- There must be an INTERACTION
- Members must be together PHYSICALLY
It occurs when the action of one person causes another person or persons to act. It consists of both an action and a response.
Interaction
According to ________, “To study social behavior, one has to study the most common and most familiar of social units which is the group.”
Homans
OTHER FORMS OF HUMAN CLUSTERS
- They are unstructured.
- People are found in one place but they do not interact with one another.
Aggregate
OTHER FORMS OF HUMAN CLUSTERS
- They are not worried about the opinions and attitudes of others.
- The group shares the same physical space or location.
Aggregate
OTHER FORMS OF HUMAN CLUSTERS
An agglomeration (mass collection of things; assemblage) where members possess common identifying status characteristics but do not interact socially.
Social Category
OTHER FORMS OF HUMAN CLUSTERS
- Crowds, masses, public, social movements
- Temporary groups
- Interactions are short-lived
- composed of clusters of people who share some kind of belief
Collective
OTHER FORMS OF HUMAN CLUSTERS
EX: Flash Mobs, Protests
Collective
OTHER FORMS OF HUMAN CLUSTERS
EX:
- Heterosexual, Homosexual, Asexual
- Single, married, divorced, widowed
- The slum dwellers, the middle class, the millionaires
Social Category
OTHER FORMS OF HUMAN CLUSTERS
EX:
- people waiting for a bus/jeep to come
- people inside a movie theater
Aggregate
People find themselves together in a related social situation that may have motivational implications for the development of groups
Motivational Base Shared by Individuals
SIZE OF THE GROUP
When a group has two members, it is called a _______.
Dyad
SIZE OF THE GROUP
As the size of the group increases in number, the type of _________ is affected. Likewise, it also affects the number of probable channels and interaction among the group members increases geometrically
interaction
A group will determine or develop structural forms that will facilitate the progress of the achievement of each goal and block structural forms that will hinder the pursuit of its goals
Types of Group Goals
It refers to the extent to which the members of a group have the capability to function and interact collectively in the direction of their goals
Kind of Group Cohesion
It is influenced by the size, goals, and the possibility of attaining the goals
Kind of Group Cohesion
It also depends on the extent to which individual’s needs and interests are satisfied
Group cohesion
It is a concept that social scientists have developed for scientific study of society, culture, and personality.
Social Organization
A system of _______ and ______ governs social activities.
norms, values
It refers to the independent network of roles and the hierarchy of statuses which define the reciprocal expectations and the power arrangement of the members of the social unit guided by norms
Social Structure
It refers to the results of action that occur in relation to a particular structure and includes the results of the activities of individuals occupying particular statuses
Social Function
It is introduced by Charles W. Cooley. The total personality of the human is being taken into account. The relationships are intimate and face to face, communication is profound and strong
Primary Group
