SOCL 2001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Stanley Milgram, Robert H. Michel, Oligarchy
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People who interact with one another and who believe that what they have in common is significant (social group) Individuals who temporarily share the same physical space but who do not see themselves as belonging together. Example: shoppers waiting in the checkout line or drivers at a red light: category, people, objects, and events that have similar characteristics and are classified together. Example: college women that wear glasses or all men over 6 ft. Types: primary, a small group characterized by cooperative, intimate, long-term, face-to-face relationships. Example: family and friends: provide face-to-face interaction when dysfunctional it produces dysfunctional adults. Secondary: larger, relatively temporary, more anonymous, formal, and impersonal group based on some interest or activity. Examples: college classes and political parties: necessary for contemporary life but often fail to satisfy our deep needs for intimate association, voluntary associations. Groups made up of people who voluntarily organize on the basis of some mutual interest.
