Social Group Definitions

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Social Groups Social Group Definitions A social group can be defined as a family, a peer group, a sport team group, a church group, and a work group. These are all similar in the way that these groups consist of a number of people who have regular contact with each and are interested in the same things. A family typically lives together and interacts with each other on a daily basis. The members of the family share the same traditions and usually have the same expectations as to how each member is to fulfill their particular role in the group. A peer group is a collection of friends who enjoy spending time together doing things in which they all have an interest. They may like to play cards, they might like to go dancing, or they may like to just hang out and talk. A few examples of a sport team group would be a wrestling team, a football team, or a volleyball team. There are several types of church groups; such as a greeting team, a support group, a Bible study group, and a volunteer group. Being part of a church group can significantly enhance a person’s life in a positive way. Serving God can fill a person’s soul with such good feelings. A work group is a team of people who are employed by the same company. There can be several different groups within a company. Each group has a set of responsibilities to fulfill for the company. The difference among these groups is in the way they each interact with each other within their particular group. The benefit to defining these groups is that a person can be involved in each one of these groups but play a different role in each one. A mom can be a friend in a peer group, a pitcher on a baseball team, a leader of the women’s support group at church, and a supervisor of employees ... ... middle of paper ... ...es and definitions of social groups in our society today. It is beneficial to segregate the categories in order to understand how all these groups and categories of people interact with each other. It is also interesting to understand how one person can be a part of several different social groups. Most people in our society today are members of several different social groups. References The TouchPoint Bible, (1996) New Living Translation, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, IL Niu, J., and Rosenthal, S. (2009) Trust discrimination toward socially dominant and subordinate social groups, Harvard University, http://www.judsonu.edu:2102/ehost/pdf?vid=3&hid=105&sid=360fadd7-d118-4687-8f8c-d296674656b3%40sessionmgr112 Zastrow, C.H. & Kirst-Ashman, K. (2010). Understanding human behavior and the social environment. Belmont, CA: Brooks & Cole.

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