UCSP REVIEWER Flashcards
To Review for Final Exam
- Collection of two or more persons who are in social interaction, who are
guided by similar norms, values, and expectations, and who maintain a
a stable pattern of relations over a period of time. (G. Homans, 1950) - Set of individuals who identify and interact with one another in a
a structured way based on shared values and goals. (D. Light, 1984)
Group
- A unit of interacting personalities with the interdependence of roles
and statuses existing between and among themselves. - A collection of people who interact with each other in accordance
with the position they occupy in society.
Social Group
or a crowd; a group of people in
the same location at the same time but do not share a sense of identity nor interact with each other.
Aggregate
- When an interaction persists often enough, a social relation is formed.
- Social relation is reciprocal in nature; the behavior of the interactors
derives its meaning from his relation to the other person or persons
involved.
SOCIAL RELATION
some individuals who share similar characteristics but are not. in any way connected to one another.
Category
Refers to a type of collectivity established for the pursuit of the specific aims or goals, characterized by a formal structure of rules authority relations, a division of labor, and limited membership or admission. (J. Daymond, 1995)
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION
formed to serve a specific goal or purpose.
Formal
serve the needs of individual members without a
well-defined purpose.
Informal
provide income, a means of livelihood or other type of benefits to its members.
Utilitarian
pursue moral goals and commitments.
Normative
uses force to maintain control
Coercive
A small group that shares close, personal, enduring relationship; a fundamental unit of human society.
Primary Groups
A group where an individual feel Like he or she belongs to.
a social unit in which individuals feel at homeand with which they identify.
We tend to feel positively to our in-group members - in-group bias.
In-Groups
Groups an individual does identify with due to difference such as status. social class, interests, beliefs. etc.
Some other individuals feel opposition or desire to compete to out-groups.
Out-Groups
A group which individuals compare
themselves to; standard of measurement.
refers to a group to which an individual or another group is compared.
This is a group which individuals relate or aspire to relate themselves psychologically.
Reference/ Psychological Group