Pre-Finals Flashcards
a collection of people who regularly interact with one another based on shared expectations
Social Group
Characteristics of Social Group
- have a shared identity
- interact regularly
- social structure
- depend on consensus
Forms of social groups
- Primary Group
- Secondary Group
- Reference Group
- In and Out-Group
- Networks
Other forms of Social Group
Special Interest Group
Task Group
Influence Group
typically, a small social group, whose members share close, personal and enduring relationships
Primary Group
Fundamental in forming the social nature and ideas if the individual
Primary Group
Includes families, childhood friends and highly influential social groups.
primary group
typically small-sclae, include intimate relationships and are usually long-lasting
primary group
opposite characteristics of a primary group
Secondary Group
can be a small or large as they are mostly impersonal and short-term
Secondary Group
can be found in school & at work
Secondary Group
interaction of the members are solely to accomplish same purpose and they may need not know about one or like another
Secondary Group
Committee is an example of this group
Secondary Group
a group which we compare ourselves
Reference Group
we use this groups in order to guide our behavior and attitudes, and help us identify social norms
Reference Group
also known as “identity association group”
Reference Group
A group to which people feel that they belong and it commands their loyalty and respect (ex. fraternity)
In-group
group one feels opposed to or in competition with
Out-group
a fuzzy group that contains people who come into occasional contact but lack of sense of boundaries and belonging
Networks
a series of social relationships that link a person directly to others, and through them, indirectly to still more people.
Social Network
someone who influences other people in the group
Leadership
2 kinds of Leadership
Instrumental and Expressive Leadership
focused on group goals, giving orders and making plans in order to achieve those goals
Instrumental Leadership
looking to increase harmony and minimize conflict in the group
Expressive Leadership
Types of Leadership
Authoritarian
Democratic
Laissez-faire
lead by giving orders and setting down rules which they expect the group to follow. mostly survives in crisis times
Authoritarian Leadership
lead by trying to reach a consensus. Instead of issuing orders, they consider all viewpoints to try and reach a decision. does not survive in crisis times
Democratic
extremely permissive and mostly leave the group to function on its own
Laissez-faire
a social institution refer to the relationship formed between members of society
Kinship
explains the nature and reason
for the formation of the different
types of bonds that exist within the
society.
Kinship
Different forms of socially accepted relations developed through:
Consanguineal Relationship
Marriage / Affinal Relationships
Adoption
Other culturally accepted rituals
Types of Kinship
By Blood (Consanguineal)
By Marriage (Affinal)
By Rituals
considered the most basic and general form of relation. achieved by birth or blood affinity
By Blood (Consanguineal)
relationship exists between parents and their children, siblings, nieces/nephews, and aunts and uncles
By Blood (Consanguineal)
bond of marriage is called
Affinal Kinship
in this relationship, once a man marries another, he establishes a relationship not only with his wife, but also with the woman’s family, including that of his own family members
By Marriage (Affinal)