Social Groups

Social Groups

• Social groups and organizations comprise a basic part of virtually every arena of modern life

What is a GROUP?• A number of people

who IDENTIFY and INTERACT with one another

• Exhibits COHESIVENESS to a larger degree

• “WE”

Aspects that Members of the Group shares:• Interests• Values• Ethnic/ Linguistic

background• Roles and Kinship

Examples of Groups

Companies Circle of Friends

Examples of Groups

ClubsLocal Chapters of Frats

Examples of Groups

Local Religious Congregation Again..

• Families• Companies• Circle of Friends• Clubs• Local Chapter of

Frats/Sororities• Local Religious

Congregation

Social Categories?• Collection of people who DO NOT interact but who

share SIMILAR characteristics.• DO NOT share similar interests or values• Share certain:• Roles• Social Functions

Examples of Social Categories

Women Men

Examples of Social Categories

ElderlyHigh School Students

SOCIAL AGGREGATES?

• Comprises merely a number of individuals• A collection of people who are in the SAME PLACE, but

who DO NOT interact or share characteristcs

EXAMPLE?

MRT Passengers People in a Pantry

Wrap Up..

SOCIAL GROUPS SOCIAL CATEGORIES

SOCIAL AGGREGATE

Collection of people Collection of people Collection of people

Interact with one another Does not regularly interact with each other

Do NOT interact with each other

Share same Values, Interests, Ethnic

Background, Roles and Kinship

Share certain CHARACTERISTICS: roles, social functions,

etc.

Do NOT share characteristics

“WE”Just so happened to be in

the SAME PLACE at that same time

Can be a group if they identified themselves as

members of a group