The document discusses different types of social organizations. A social group is defined as a number of people who identify with and regularly interact with one another, exhibiting cohesiveness. They share interests, values, backgrounds, roles, or kinship. Examples include families, friends, clubs, religious groups. A social category is a collection of people who do not interact but share characteristics like gender or age. A social aggregate is merely a number of individuals who do not interact or share traits but happen to be in the same place, like passengers on a train.

1. Social Groups

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

3. What is a GROUP?
• A number of people
who IDENTIFY and
INTERACT with one
another
• Exhibits
COHESIVENESS to
a larger degree
• “WE”

4. Aspects that Members of
the Group shares:
• Interests
• Values
• Ethnic/ Linguistic
background
• Roles and Kinship

5. Examples of Groups
Companies Circle of Friends

6. Examples of Groups
Clubs Local Chapters of Frats

7. Examples of Groups
Local Religious
Congregation Again..
• Families
• Companies
• Circle of Friends
• Clubs
• Local Chapter of
Frats/Sororities
• Local Religious
Congregation

8. 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

9. Examples of Social
Categories
Women Men

10. Examples of Social
Categories
Elderly High School Students

11. 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

12. EXAMPLE?
MRT Passengers People in a Pantry

13. 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