Types of Social Group / Organization Flashcards
According to Social Ties
Primary Group
Secondary Group
The most fundamental unit of human society.
Primary Group
A long and lasting group whose members have intimate, personal continuous face-to-face relationships.
Primary Group
Characterized by strong ties of love and affection.
Primary Group
The do’s and don’ts of behavior are learned here.
Primary Group
Groups with which the individual comes in contact later in life.
Secondary Group
Characterized by impersonal, business- like, contractual, formal and casual relationship.
Secondary Group
Usually large in size, not very enduring and with limited relationships.
Secondary Group
According to Self- identification
In-Group
Out-Group
Reference Group or Psychological group
A social unit in which individuals feel home and with which they identify
In-Group
A social unit to which individuals do not belong due to differences in certain social categories and with which they do not identify.
Out-Group
Groups to which we consciously or unconsciously refer when we try to evaluate our own life situations and behavior, but to which we do not necessarily belong.
Reference Group or Psychological group
It serves a comparison function
Reference Group or Psychological group
It has a normative function.
Reference Group or Psychological group
According to purpose
Special Interest
Task Group
Influence or Pressure Groups
Groups which are organized to meet the special interest of the member.
Special Interest
Group assigned to accomplish jobs which cannot be done by one person.
Task Group
Group organized to support or influence social actions.
Influence or Pressure Groups
According to geographical location and degree or quality relationship
Gemeinschaft
Gesellschaft
A social system in which most relationship is personal or traditional.
Gemeinschaft
It is a community of intimate, private and exclusive living and familism.
Gemeinschaft
Culture is homogenous and traditional.
Gemeinschaft
A social system in which most relationships are impersonal, formal, contractual or bargain-like.
Gesellschaft
Relationship is individualistic, business-like, secondary and rationalized.
Gesellschaft
Culture is heterogenous and more advanced.
Gesellschaft
According to form of organization.
Formal Groups
Informal Groups
Social organization
Formal Groups
Deliberately formed, and their purpose and objectives are explicitly defined.
Formal Groups
Their goals are clearly stated and the division of labor is based on member’s ability or merit.
Formal Groups
Have a certain type of administrative structure called “bureaucracy”.
Formal Groups
A hierarchical arrangement in large- scale formal organizations in which parts of the organization are ordered in the manner of a pyramid based on a division of function and authority.
Bureaucracy
Formal, rationally organized social structure.
Bureaucracy
Arises spontaneously. out of the interactions of two or more persons.
Informal Groups
It is unplanned
Informal Groups
Has no explicit rules for membership, and does not have specific objectives to be attained.
Informal Groups
it has the characteristics of primary groups and members are bound by emotions and sentiments.
Informal Groups
