SOCL 2001 Chapter : Social Groups
Document Summary
Social groups: a social groups consists of two or more people who interact with one another and who shares a common identity, examples: family, friends, athletic team. Primary groups: small group of people who engage in an intimate. In-group: share a sense of identity that excludes outsiders: out-groups- are people who are viewed and treated negatively. Social networks: a web of social ties that links an individual to others, networks may be tightly knit and have clear boundaries or large and impersonal with fluid boundaries. Formal organizations: complex and structured sec. groups deliberately created to achieve specific goals, characteristics. Include voluntary associations and bureaucracies: statuses and roles are organized around shared expectations and goals, norms specify rights duties and sanctions, a formal hierarchy indicates who is in charge. Voluntary associations: created by people who share a common set of interests and who are not paid for there work. Are composed of interrelated, mutually dependent parts: bureaucracies.
