module 6 Flashcards
Is composed of two or more persons interacting with each other and guided by a set of norms
Group
Are marked by concern for one another, shared activities and culture, and long periods of time spent together.
Primary Groups
Involve weak emotional ties and little personal knowledge of one another.
Secondary Groups
Belonging to the same group as others who share the same common bond and interests who are more likely to understand each other refers to an in-group. Sample Groups: Sports team, Unions and Sororities
In-group
Those who do not belong to the in-group are part of the out-group, which exist in the perceptions of the in group members and takes on social reality as a result of behavior by in-group members who use the out group as a negative point of reference.
Out-group
is a collection of people that we use as a standard of comparison for ourselves regardless of whether we are part of that group.
Reference Groups
is a collection of people tied together by a specific pattern of connections.
Network