Module 5

• 5 Classifications of Social Groups:

  1. Structure
  2. Organization
  3. Membership
  4. Purpose
  5. Perspective
• Members of the primary group conduct themselves informally, interact spontaneously, sympathetically to one another, and enjoy each other’s company;

  while in the secondary group, members conduct themselves according to role expectation and treat each other with acknowledgement to status and degree of acquaintance.
• Primary group engages on a personal level of intimate relationship and strong bonds of association, andemotional attachment; while secondary group engages in transactional relationships for pursuit, facilitationand attainment of goals.
• Formal group is intentionally formed and planned for carrying out specific purposes; while informal group isformed unplanned and spontaneously established out of random association and interaction.
• Membership in the open group is open for everyone; while in closed group, it is exclusive to a selected numberof persons either by quota or qualifications.
• Interest groups are formed for the purpose of protecting and promoting the trade, interests, and well-being of its members;

  while pressure groups are from the private sector of society that are formed to influence the public’s views.

  Task groups, on the other hand, constitute a pool of workers labor force, or performersfollowing a chain of command for the purpose of completing a task.
• In-group members have a sense of loyalty, camaraderie, and solidarity.

  Non-members are considered “outsiders”, “the others”, or “strangers.”

  While in an out-group, one is perceived to be apart from the others. They are often perceived as odd and indifferent.
• Minority groups, on the other hand, are relatively less dominant in terms of its size, status, or degree of influence. While, in reference group, one is not necessarily a member but they serve a comparative basis for self-evaluation.