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    The document defines and describes various types of social groups. It states that a social group exists when two or more individuals are in direct or indirect contact and communication, stimulating and responding to one another. A social group consists of people who have a common identity, feeling of unity, goals, and shared norms, whereas a social aggregate only brings people together physically without much else in common. The document goes on to discuss characteristics of social groups like interaction, awareness, norms, and influence on personality. It also classifies groups as in-groups/out-groups, involuntary/voluntary, horizontal/vertical, and primary/secondary groups. Finally, it distinguishes between organized and unorganized groups as well as publics and crowds.

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    Social Groups: By: Hadiba Kanwal

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    Social Groups

    By: Hadiba Kanwal


    Social Group
    A social group exist when two or more individuals are in direct or indirect contact
    and communication.

    The member of the stimulate and respond to one another in some meaning full way.

    The mutual stimulation and response of individuals and groups is social interaction.

    A social group consists of a number of people who have a common identity, some
    feeling of unity, and certain common goals and shared norms.

    Social aggregate is made up of people who temporarily happen to be in physical


    proximity to each other but share little else.
    Definition:
    Whenever two or more individuals come togather and
    influence one another, they may be said to constitute a
    social group
    • Ogburn and Nimkoff

    A social group is a system of social interaction


    • Harry M. Johnson
    Characteristics of Social Group
    Collection of individuals
    Interaction among members
    Mutual Awareness
    We feeling
    Group unity and solidarity
    Common interests
    Similar behaviour
    Group Norms
    Size of the Group
    Groups are dynamic
    Stability
    Influence on Personality
    Social Bonds-the factors of group life
    Man becomes man among men
    Various forces are at work to make man social. Particularly, the
    psychological, biological, kinship and physical factors have
    enforced man to lead group life. These factors can be called social
    bonds.
    Psychological Factors
    Biological Factors
    Kinship bond
    Geographic factor(climate, natural resources)
    Cultural factor
    Economic factor
    Religious factor
    Political factors
    Importance of Group
    Survival become problematic without group
    Man become man only among men
    Groups helps social survival also
    Groups contribute to the development of personality
    Classification
    In-group (Muslims) and out-group(Nonmuslims)
    Involuntary(caste) and voluntary groups(political
    parties)
    Horizontal group (nation) and vertical group (economic
    classes)
    Territorial group (state) and non territorial group(caste,
    crowd)
    Genetic (involuntary) and congregate group (voluntary)
    Gemeinshaft (intimate relationship)
    Gesellschaft(purposefull relationship)
    Primary and secondary groups
    meaning
    Nature of social relation
    Size
    Physical proximity
    Communication(direct, effective/indirect)
    Group interest (general/specific)
    Nature of cooperation(spontaneous/ delibrate and cultivated)
    Group structure(informal/formal)
    Durability
    Effect on personality(longlasting/limited)
    Nature of social control (greater extend/ limitedcontrol)
    Organized and unorganized Group
    Attribute of organization (possess/don’t possess)
    Established purposefully/deliberately, spontaneous.
    Social interaction(systematic, orderly/ unpredictable)
    Group structure(definite /not definite)
    Durability
    Impact on personality (Definite
    membership/negligable)
    Public and Crowd
     Public  Crowd
    The public is not based on Physical proximity
    Physical proximity
    One can belong to only
    One can be a member of
    several publics simultaneously. one crowd at a time
    Ideas cannot be communicated Ideas can be
    quickly. communicated Quickly
    There is less suggestibility and Crowd is highly
    more rationality and there is suggestible, emotional,
    scope of debate, discussion.
    rational and impulsive.
    The public is bound by norms.
    No norms, irregular and
    unpredictable behavior.
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