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Groups of Society - Coggle Diagram
Groups of Society
Reference Groups
a group that people compare themselves to
Peer groups, cultural center, workplace, family gathering, parents
Helps guide our behavior and shows us social norms
Helps us understand source of social identities you aspire to or want to distance from
Primary Groups
Small and made up of individuals who engage face-to-face in long-term emotional ways
Expressive functions - serves emotional needs
Family; significant others
Charles Horton Cooley
Secondary Groups
Larger and impersonal
Task-focused and time-limited
Instrumental function: role is goal or task-oriented
Out-Groups
a group that someone doesn't belong to; feel competition
Ex: sports teams & sororities
William Sumner
In-Groups
a group that an individual feels they belong to
Can form within a secondary group