Groups within Society

1. Chapter 4.4 Groups Within Societies
 Groups break down into
two major groups in
society
 Primary
 Secondary

2. What makes up society?
 Groups
 Can be as small as 2
people
 Can be as large as a
nation

3. What makes a group?
 4 things make a group
 2 or more people
 Interaction amongst
members
 Members have shared
expectations
 Members must share a
common identity

4. An Aggregate
 Same as a group, BUT
 Lack organization
 Do not plan interaction
 Passengers on an
airplane
 People waiting for a bus
 Can be considered a
social category
 way of classifying people
according to a shared
trait or status

5. Size of Groups
 Dyad
 2 people who share
power in group
 If 1 person leaves, group
does not exist anymore
 Triad
 3 people who share
power in group
 More definite then 2
person group

6. How big can a small group be?
 Small enough where
each individual can talk
to each other face to
face.
 Big if they share an
identity

7. Organization of groups
 Formal Structures
have
 Structure
 Goals
 Activities
 Informal Group have
 No structure
 No rules

8. Types of Groups
 Primary Groups
 Small groups who
interact over a long
period of time on a direct
and personal basis
 Very intimate
 Very intense
 Examples
 Families
 Couples

9. Types of Groups
 Secondary Group
 Interaction is impersonal
 Interaction is temporary
 Very casual
 Individuals in group can
be replaced
 Examples
 Classrooms
 Political party

10. In-Groups and Out-Groups
 In-groups
 A group which one feels a
sense of identity
 In-groups separate
themselves by using
symbols
 Clothing
 Language/slang
 Out-group
 A group which one does not
belong and may feel sense
of competitiveness.

11. Reference Group
-is considered a source of role model since the
individual uses it as a standard for self-
assessment.
eg. Successful sports team, dance group,
political organization, group of friends

12. Social Networks
 Web of relationships that is formed by the
sum of a person’s interactions with other
people
 Have no clear boundaries
 Have no rules
 Have no sense of identity for most part

13. Type of group Examples Advantages Disdvantages
Primary
Secondary
In-group
Out-group
Reference group
Identify examples of social groups and find out the advantage
and disadvantage of joining them. Write the information in the
table below.

14. 1. Same as group but it lacks organization and
interactions do not exist. (eg. People at the
mall)
2. It is a group consisting of 2 people who
share power.
3. It is a group considered as a source of role
model since the individual uses it as a
standard for self-assessment
4. Web of relationships that is formed by the
sum of a person’s interactions with other
people
Dyad Out Group Social Networks
Formal Group Informal Group Reference Group
Aggregate In Group Primary Group

15. 5. It is an organization of group where
structures, goals, and activities exist.
6. A kind of group that has no structure and no
rules.
7. A group which one feels a sense of identity
8. It is a small group where one interacts with
intimacy over an extended period of time.
9. A group which one does not belong and
may feel sense of competitiveness.
Dyad Secondary Group Social Networks
Formal Group Informal Group Reference Group
Aggregate In Group Primary Group
Out Group

16. 10. It is a type of (large) group where interaction
is very casual and members of the group
can be replaced.
Dyad Secondary Group Social Networks
Formal Group Informal Group Reference Group
Aggregate In Group Primary Group
Out Group