Lesson 3: How Society is Organized

Question 1

is a collection of individuals who
have relations with one another that make them
interdependent to some significant degree.

Answer 1

Social group

Question 2

is a necessary condition that
exists within social groups because it is enables
its members to pursue shared goals or promote
common values and principles.

Answer 2

Interdependence

Question 3

do not necessarily influence our
social actions as there might be no direct
interaction and interdependence with the
people composing it.

Answer 3

Aggregate

Question 4

is a small, intimate, and less
specialized group whose members engage in
face-to-face and emotion based interactions
over an extended period of time.

Answer 4

Primary group

Question 5

a larger, less intimate,
and more specialized groups where
members engage in an impersonal and
objective-oriented relationship for a
limited time.

Answer 5

Secondary group

Question 6

it proposes
that people’s appreciation of their group
membership is influenced by their
perceptions towards people who are not
members of their group

Answer 6

Self-categorization theory

Question 7

is a group to which one
belongs and with which one feels a
sense of identity.

Answer 7

In-group

Question 8

is a group to which one
does not belong and to which he or
she may feel a sense of
competitiveness or hostility.

Answer 8

Out-group

Question 9

is a group to which an
individual compares himself or herself. Such
groups strongly influence an individual’s
behavior and social attitudes whether he or
she is a member of these groups.

Answer 9

Reference groups

Question 10

refers to the structure of
relationships between social actors or groups.
These are interconnections, ties, and linkages
between people, their groups, and the larger
social institutions to which they all belong to.

Answer 10

Networks