7. Examples of Groups
Local Religious
Congregation Again..
• Families
• Companies
• Circle of Friends
• Clubs
• Local Chapter of
Frats/Sororities
• Local Religious
Congregation
8. Social Categories?
• Collection of people who DO NOT interact but who share
SIMILAR characteristics.
• DO NOT share similar interests or values
• Share certain:
• Roles
• Social Functions
11. SOCIAL AGGREGATES?
• Comprises merely a number of individuals
• A collection of people who are in the SAME PLACE, but
who DO NOT interact or share characteristcs
13. Wrap Up..
SOCIAL GROUPS
SOCIAL
CATEGORIES
SOCIAL
AGGREGATE
Collection of people Collection of people Collection of people
Interact with one another
Does not regularly
interact with each other
Do NOT interact with
each other
Share same Values,
Interests, Ethnic
Background, Roles and
Kinship
Share certain
CHARACTERISTICS:
roles, social functions,
etc.
Do NOT share
characteristics
“WE”
Just so happened to be in
the SAME PLACE at
that same time
Can be a group if they
identified themselves as
members of a group