Social Group Flashcards
Individuals who are united by their similar characteristic served as the basis of their constant interaction. However not all individuals who shared similar characteristics interact with one another.
SOCIAL GROUP
Importance terminologies in social organization.
SOCIAL AGGREGATE
SOCIAL CATEGORIES
Individuals gather in the same place but are neither interacting nor sharing similar characteristic.
SOCIAL AGGREGATE
People who shares a common characteristic such as gender or occupation but do not necessarily interact or identify with one another.
SOCIAL CATEGORIES
• social group in which an individual directly affiliates and expresses loyalty to.
• three primary characteristic of it rainforest that boundaries that creates between is member and the choose coming from their coarts.
IN GROUPS
Three primary characteristic of in group
- MEMBERS USE TITLES, EXTENT, SYMBOLS AND DRESS TO DISTINGUISH THEMSELVES FROM THE OUTGROUP.
- MEMBERS APPLY POSITIVE STEREOTYPES TO THEIR IN GROUP AND NEGATIVE STEREOTYPES TO THE OUTGROUP
- MEMBERS TEND TO CLASH OR COMPETE WITH MEMBERS OF THE OUTGROUP
• The group that an individual is not part of negative attributes are usually associated with individuals who are part of this group.
• anyone who does not belong to your group.
OUTGROUPS
Behavior of an individual can be shaped by the set of behavior and beliefs of a group that such a individual considered as ideal.
REFERENCE GROUP
Are the direct sources of an individual social skills and knowledge.
PRIMARY GROUP
Armor formal in context as the relationship and interaction in them are limited to a particular role that an individual play within the group
SECONDARY GROUPS
The type and extent of human interaction depends on the size of the group that they belong in. Family is an example of a small group.
SMALL GROUP
• it is created by individuals to foster a more direct relationship in secondary group setting.
• secondary group is directed by its goals it is referred to as a formal organization political parties and academic professionals organization .
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION