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Types of Social Groups Explained

This document outlines different ways of classifying social groups: 1. Primary groups like family and friends are characterized by intimate, personal relationships with strong ties of love and affection. Secondary groups like work colleagues have more impersonal and casual relationships. 2. In-groups are those that individuals identify with and feel a sense of belonging, while out-groups are those they do not belong to due to differences. 3. Groups can be organized around special interests, tasks, or influencing social actions. Special interest groups focus on hobbies, while task groups work together on jobs and influence groups aim to shape policies. 4. Gemeinschaft communities have personal, traditional relationships while gesselschaft societies have more

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Types of Social Groups Explained

This document outlines different ways of classifying social groups: 1. Primary groups like family and friends are characterized by intimate, personal relationships with strong ties of love and affection. Secondary groups like work colleagues have more impersonal and casual relationships. 2. In-groups are those that individuals identify with and feel a sense of belonging, while out-groups are those they do not belong to due to differences. 3. Groups can be organized around special interests, tasks, or influencing social actions. Special interest groups focus on hobbies, while task groups work together on jobs and influence groups aim to shape policies. 4. Gemeinschaft communities have personal, traditional relationships while gesselschaft societies have more

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TYPES OF SOCIAL GROUPS

According to social ties

a. Primary Group
intimate, personal,
continuous face to
face relationship.
Characterize by strong
ties of love & affection,
personal identity.
Eg. Family, friendships,
& relatives
b. Secondary Group a
group which the
individual comes in
contact later in life.
Impersonal, business
like, contractual,
formal & casual
relationships.
Weak ties of affection
& identity

According to self
identification
a. In-group a social unit
which individual feels
at home & with which
they identify
Members have we
feeling for they are
similar in certain ways,
such as being poor,
being rich, being
tagalog, and other
social categories.
b. Out group a social
unit to which
individuals do not
belong due to
differences in certain
social categories
Eg. If we are law
abiders, the out-group
is the law violators or
vice versa.

According to purpose

a. Special interest group


groups which are
organized to meet the
special interest of the
members.
Eg. Hobby groups
b. Task group groups
assigned to
accomplishing jobs
which cannot be done
alone by one person.
Eg. Working
committee,
construction workers
c. Influence or pressure
group groups
designed to influence
social actions
Eg. Social
movements , political

According to geographical
location & quality of
relationships
a. Gemeinschaft a
social system in which
most relationships are
personal & traditional.
It is a community of
intimate, private,
exclusive living &
familism.
The activities,
interests, &
personalities of the
members center
around the large
family and groups.
Culture is homogenous
& tradition- bound.
Eg. Tribal groups,
agricultural & fishing
villages, barrio.
b. Gesselschaft a social

According to form of
organization
a. Formal groups also
called social
organizations.
Deliberately formed ,
their purpose and
objectives are
explicitly defined.
Goals are clearly
stated and the
division of labor is
based on members
ability or merit.
It has administrative
machinery called the
bureaucracy. The
best example is the
government.
Bureaucracy
hierarchical
arrangement in a large
scale formal

Eg. Industrial workers,


business associates,
faculty staff, company
employees

c. Reference group or
psychological group
groups we consciously
or unconsciously refer
when we try to
evaluate our life
situations & behavior.
They provide
standards against
which we evaluate
ourselves.

parties, campaign
groups

system in which most


relationship are
impersonal, formal,
and contractual or
bargain like.
Relationship is
individualistic,
business like,
secondary &
institutionalized.
Culture is more
heterogeneous and
more advanced.
Eg. City or urban
groups.

organization in which
parts of the
organization are
ordered in the manner
of a pyramid based on
a division of function &
authority (Weber,
1965)
Formally, rationally
organized structure
involving clearly
defined patterns of
activity in which every
series of actions is
fundamentally related
to the purpose of the
organization. (Merton,
1965)
b. Informal groups
unplanned, it has no
explicit rules for
membership & does
not have specific
objectives to be
attained
It has characteristics
of a primary group;
members are bound
by emotions and

sentiments.
Eg, barkadas & gangs

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