SOC 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Georg Simmel, Group Dynamics, Bw Group
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Social group: a collection of people who not only share some attribute but also identify with one another and have ongoing social relations. Ex: group of friends, sports team, family, organizations (greek life, etc) Aggregates: crowds, collection of people, individuals who nd themselves in a particular location at the same time as others but there is no individual interaction. Unlike social groups, do not form long-lasting relationships. Categories: people who share one or more attributes but who lack a sense of common identity or belonging. We refer to groups that we are intimately associated with the other members as primary groups. Great deal of face-to-face interaction among members; associate with one another because they want to spend time together. According to charles horton cooley, primary groups represent the most important looking glasses in the formation of our social selves as they are our signi cant others. Larger less intimate groups are known as secondary groups.
