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Lesson 1: C

GROUP: THE HEART OF


INTERACTION
When individuals aggregate physically in a given space, they do not necessarily
make a social group. They are just a collection of warm bodies who happened to
be together in one space or who may happen to share a set of common
characteristics. Technically, the former are referred to in sociology as social
aggregates a simple collection of people who happened to be together in a
particular place but do not significantly interact or identify with one another. The
latter is technically reffered to as social categories people who share a common
characteristic (such as gender or occupation) but do not necessarily interact or
identify with one another.
But when the relationship starts to go beyond mere "co-presence" or mere "co-
category," a group starts to emerge (Fig 5.2). This situation then suggests that
groups are not just a collection of beings; they have some common interests that
necessitate "interaction" with to each other across time and space. Hence, a
group can be described as a collection of individuals who have regular contact
and frequent interaction, mutual influence, and common feeling of belongingness,
and who work together to achieve a common set of goals.
SOCIAL GROUP
A collection of people who regularly interact with one another on the
basis of shared expectations concerning behavior and who share a
sense of common identity.
With these qualifications as to what constitute a group, will be better to
define/describe the categories of groups based on some standards;

•Primary group - This is typically a small social group whose members share
close, personal, and enduring relationships.
- A small social group whose members share close, personal, enduring
relationships.
Example: Family, Childhood friends, highly social influencial groups

Secondary group - This has the opposite characteristics of a primary group.


-Can be small or large and they are mostly impersonal and usually short-term.
-These groups are typically found at work and school.
- Can be large or small; common interests bind the members together more
than their relationship.
Example: Project group
REFERENCE GROUP
Reference group - This is a group to which we compare ourselves.
-Use in order to guide our behavior and attitudes and help us to identify social
norms.
- also be called as "identity association group"

Reference groups may be classified as in-groups or out-groups as shown


in the matrix next slide;
Group Basic Features (in Examples
terms of feeling of
belongingness)

Reference Group In-Group: social groups Fraternity


to which an individual
feels he or she belongs.
One feels loyalty and
respect for these
groups.

Out-Group: social Sports team opponent


groups that an individual
does not identify with.
One feels antagonism
and contempt for these
groups.
Network
- Sets of informal and formal special ties that link people to
each other.
- It is formed by the presence of social linkage invoked
and availed by and individual for some personal,
economic, religious, or political reasons.

Groupthink
- A process by which the members of a group ignore ways
of thinking and plans of action that go against the group
consensus.
-Psychological influence exerted over us by our respective
groups on moral, legal, scientific, and religious matters.
-Is normally evaluative in nature, hence it may affect the
relationships of groups with each other
THANKS!

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