how society is organized

Cards (25)

  • Primary Group
    Members conduct themselves informally, interact spontaneously, sympathetic with one another and enjoy each other's company
  • Primary Group
    • Family
    • Couple
    • Church
  • Secondary Group
    Members conduct themselves according to role expectation and treat each other with acknowledgement to status and degree of acquaintance
  • Secondary Group

    • Co-workers/Officemates
  • Primary group
    Engages on a personal level of intimate relationship and strong bonds of association, and emotional attachment
  • Secondary Group
    Engages in transactional relationships in pursuit, facilitation and attainment of goals
  • Formal Group
    Intentionally formed and planned for carrying out specific purposes
  • Formal Group
    • Students Organizations
  • Informal Group
    Formed unplanned and spontaneously established out of random association and interaction
  • Informal Group

    • Peer Group
  • Open Group
    Open for everyone
  • Open Group
    • Clubs
  • Closed Group
    Exclusive to a selected number of persons either by quota or qualifications
  • Closed Group
    • Political Party
  • Interest Group
    Formed for the purpose of protecting and promoting the trade, interests, and well – being of its members
  • Interest Group
    • Guilds
  • Pressure Group
    From the private sector of society that are formed to influence the public's views
  • Pressure Group
    • Militant Group
  • Task Group
    Constitutes a pool of workers labor force, or performers following a chain of command for the purpose of completing a task
  • Task Group
    • Production Team
  • In-Group
    Members have a sense of loyalty, camaraderie, and solidarity. Non – members are considered "outsiders", "the others", or "strangers." Members of this group perceived to be apart from the others. They are often perceived as odd and indifferent.
  • Minority Group
    Relatively less dominant in terms of its size, status, or degree of influence
  • Minority Group

    • Ethnic Groups
  • In Reference Group
    One is not necessarily a member but they serve a comparative basis for self – evaluation
  • In Reference Group

    • Socialites