UCSP

• Our country is diverse in terms of language, region, delicacy and many others which lead to many social groups in every community. These groups exist for many different purpose and direction.
• Social group


  Group of people who regularly and consciously interact with one another
• Aggregate


  People who exist in the same place at the same time, but who do not interact or share a sense of identity
• Category


  People who share similar characteristics but are not tied to one another in any way
• Types of groups


  • Primary group
  • Secondary group
• Primary group


  Usually fairly small and is made up of individuals who generally engage face-to-face in long-term emotional ways, expressive function
• Primary group


  • Family of 5 living together
  • Siblings and their children living in an apartment
  • Adopted child living with foster parents
• Secondary group


  Task-oriented and time-limited, serve as instrumental function rather than an expressive one, more goal- or task-oriented than emotional
• Secondary group


  • Group of 7 students for research project
  • 20 teachers designated to teach Social Sciences
  • Basketball team competing in regional level
• In-group


  The group that an individual feels he/she belongs to, and he/she believes it to be an integral part of who he/she is
• Out-group


  A group someone doesn't belong to, there may be a feeling of disdain or competition in relation to an out-group
• Reference group


  A group that provides a standard of measurement for an individual
• Primary Group


  Usually fairly small and is made up of individuals who generally engage face-to-face in long-term emotional ways<|>Expressive function
• Primary Group


  • A family of 5 living together in the province of Nueva Ecija
  • Siblings and their children living in an apartment near the City proper of Muñoz
  • An adopted child living with his foster parents in the farm
• Secondary Group


  Task-oriented and time-limited<|>Serve as instrumental function rather than an expressive one, meaning that their role is more goal- or task-oriented than emotional
• Secondary Group


  • A group of 7 students for research project
  • 20 teachers designated to teach Social Sciences at Muñoz National High School Annex
  • Team MNHS-Annex competes for basketball championship in the regional level
• Reference groups are groups that individuals use for self-evaluation and as a standard of measurement
• Examples of reference groups can be your congregation in your home church, grade level and section, or even your parents
• You may not be aware of reference group but its impact and influences are unavoidable everyday