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How Society Organized-UCSP

Society is composed of various social groups. There are two main types of social groups: primary groups which are small and based on close personal relationships like family and friends, and secondary groups which are larger and focused on a common goal or activity. Reference groups, in-groups, and out-groups also influence people's behaviors and decisions. As groups increase in size, interaction becomes less personal but the group gains stability. Networks are loosely connected groups that occasionally interact without a strong sense of cohesion.

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How Society Organized-UCSP

Society is composed of various social groups. There are two main types of social groups: primary groups which are small and based on close personal relationships like family and friends, and secondary groups which are larger and focused on a common goal or activity. Reference groups, in-groups, and out-groups also influence people's behaviors and decisions. As groups increase in size, interaction becomes less personal but the group gains stability. Networks are loosely connected groups that occasionally interact without a strong sense of cohesion.

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Society is made up of social groups.

 A SOCIAL group consists of two or more


people who identify with and interact
with one another. People who make up a
group share experiences, loyalties, and
interests. Examples of social groups are
couples, families, circles of friends and
barkada, churches, clubs, businesses,
neighborhoods, and large organizations
(Macionis 2012: 146).
According to Macionis
(2012), there are two
types of social groups
PRIMARY GROUP
is a small social group whose
members share personal and lasting
relationships.

Examples: Family & Friends


who shape an individual’s attitudes,
behavior, and social identity
SECONDARY GROUP
 is a large and impersonal social
group whose members pursue a
specific goal or activity.
 Unlike the primary group which is
defined according to who they are
in terms of family ties or personal
qualities, membership in secondary
groups is based on what people
can do for each other.
REFERENCE GROUP
a social group that serves as a
point of reference in making
evaluations and decisions
(Macionis, 2012).
Reference groups can be primary
or secondary, as well as groups
that we do not belong to, as in the
case of a person following fashion
styles described in a fashion
magazine.
IN-GROUP

is a social group toward


which a member feels
respect and loyalty, while
an
OUT-GROUP

is a social group toward


which a person feels a sense
of competition or opposition
(Macionis, 2012).
 As groups grow beyond three
people, they become more stable
and capable of withstanding the
loss of one or more members. At
the same time, increases in group
size reduce the intense personal
interaction possible only in the
smallest groups. Larger groups are
based less on personal attachment
and more on formal rules and
regulations (Macionis, 2012).
NETWORK

is group containing people who


come into occasional contact
but who lack a sense of
boundaries and belonging
(Macionis, 2012).
Some scholars claim that networks
are nonhierarchical, value-free, and
structure-less organizations, and
that they are composed of people
working on similar tasks without
necessarily knowing each other.
This is illustrated by social
networking sites such as Facebook.

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