ucsp 6 Flashcards
Collection of people who
regularly interact with one
another who have something in common and who believe that what they have in common is significant
social group
two types of social groups formed
aggregate and category
a set of individuals that happen to be at the same place at the same time
aggregate
consists of one particular kind of person across time and space, they’re sets of people who share a similar characteristic
categories
types of groups
according to influence
according to membership
reference group
networks
Small but intimate
Direct interaction
with one another
Emotional bonds
are easily formed
Very strong sense
of belongingness
primary group (according to influence)
Large but impersonal
Formed to
perform a specific
purpose
Can become a
primary group
secondary group (according to influence)
groups towards which people feel loyalty
those groups in which one belongs and those which elicit a sense of loyalty from the individua
in-group (according to membership)
groups toward which people feel antagonism
those groups in which one does not belong and those which elicit sense of antagonism from the individual
out-group (according to membership)
a group of people
whose standards we
refer to as we evaluate ourselves. provides a person with a set of standards to check against and to know if one is doing well
or where he/she
needs improvement
reference group
the social ties radiating outward from the self that link people together. The people who are linked to one another
social networks
consists of all the structural components of a society through which the main concerns and
activities are organized, and social needs are met
social institutions
is a social institution found in all societies that unites people in cooperative group to care for one another including
any children
family
is the social institutions that organizes a society’s
production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services
economy
is the “acquisition of knowledge, skills, values and beliefs
education
