2. Have commonalities with
classmates
Initial basis for individuals to be
drawn together and interact
closely
Basis for establishments of
deeper and more meaningful
relationships
3. Smaller units that compose society
Societies can be big as the members
of religious organization such as
Filipino Catholic Church or Muslim
Community
Small as household
Membership in groups constitutes a
fundamental aspects of social
existence and being.
4. Responsible for the development and
advancement of cultures, economies,
politics, and other aspects of human
civilization.
Ancient Philosopher Plato believed that
man is a social animal. This means
human beings are naturally equipped
with tools such as language and reason
that enable them to engage meaningful
interaction.
5. Meeting with barkadas in restaurants to
catch up with one another’s lives.
Playing sports with classmates or
neighbors
Engaging different hobbies
Attending school, church, and all sorts
of community activities within society
Using social media to communicate with
peers and families
6. A collection of individuals
who have relations with
one another that make
them interdependent to
some significant degree.
7. A necessary condition that
exists within social groups
because it is what enables
its members to pursue
shared goals or promote
common values and
principles.
8. This notion is recognized by
different social and behavioral
scientists. Sociologists,
anthropologists, educators,
psychologists, criminologists,
economists, and social workers
have devoted a lot of attention
studying the dynamics within and
between social groups.
9. A mere collection of people
within particular place and
time.
Do not influence social actions
as there might be no direct
interaction and
interdependence with the
people composing it.
10. A group of friends decided to hang out in a
mall. While this group of friends is
considered a social group, the same cannot
be said the rest of the people in the mall.
The group of people interacts with one
another, but not necessarily with the rest of
the people in the mall. Further, group of
friends may depend on one another in
various aspects, while the rest only belong
to an aggregate of people who occupy the
same space at a certain time.
