Unit 1

1. Unit 1 Groups

2. Groups, Categories, & Aggregates • regular contact with one another • share some ways of thinking, feeling, or behaving • take one another’s behavior into account • have one or more interests & goals in common Social category is people who share a social characteristic A social aggregate is people temporarily in the same place at the same time Group is at least 2 people who have one or more goals in common and share common ways of thinking & behaving

3. Primary Group • People who are emotionally close, know one another well, and seek one another’s company • Interactions that are intimate, personal, caring, and fulfilling • Characteristics • Small size • Face to face contact • Continuous contact • Proper social environment • - Functions • Emotional support • Socialization • Encourage conformity

4. Secondary Groups • People who share only part of their lives while focusing on a goal or task • Impersonal interactions involving limited parts of personalities

5. Reference Groups • use for self-evaluation and the formation of attitudes, values, beliefs, and norms

6. In-groups • Exclusive & demand intense loyalty

7. Out-groups • are targets by an in group for opposition, antagonism, or competition

8. Social Networks • Web of social relationships that join a person to other people and groups