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HOW SOCIETY IS

ORGANIZED

Lesson 1: Social Group


At the end of the lesson the learners
should be able to:
Identify groups within the society and
their functions
Differentiate the categories of social
groups
Identify and value the impacts of groups
to an individual as a social person
Activity 1: SOCIAL GROUP
Directions: Identify the group that you are a part of and
assign this on the drawing below according to closeness. Then
answer the guide questions.
Guide Questions:
1. What group/s is/are closest to
you?
2. What group/s is/are farthest
from you?
3. What are the factors that you
consider when identifying a
group’s proximity to you?
What are social groups and
how do they organize social
life?
GROUPS: THE HEART OF
INTERACTION
SOCIAL AGGREGATE – People
temporarily in the same place at the same
time.
Example: students in canteen, people at
concert, contestants in a talent competition
GROUPS: THE HEART OF
INTERACTION
SOCIAL CATEGORIES – People who share
social characteristics but do not necessarily
interact or identify with one another.
Examples: women, fathers, students, artists
GROUPS: THE HEART OF
INTERACTION
GROUPS – can be described as a collection
of individuals who have regular contact and
frequent interaction, mutual influence and
common feeling of belongingness, and who
work together to achieve a common set of
goals.
SOCIAL GROUP
• Can
be defined as a collection of people
who regularly interact with one another
on the basis of shared expectations
concerning behavior and who share a
sense of common identity.
Characteristics of Social Group
1. Mutual Awareness – must be
mutually related to one another
2. One or more interests – groups are
mostly formed for the fulfillment of
interests
Characteristics of Social Group
1. Mutual Awareness – must be
mutually related to one another
2. One or more interests – groups are
mostly formed for the fulfillment of
interests
Characteristics of Social Group
3. Sense of Unity– each social group
requires a sense of unity and a
feeling of sympathy in achieving
sense of belongingness
Characteristics of Social Group
4. We- feeling – tendency on the part of
the members to identify themselves
in the group.
5. Similarity of behavior – fulfillment
of common interests
Characteristics of Social Group
6. Group norms – each and every group
has its own norms and ideals that
each member are supposed to follow
Types of Groups
a. Primary Group
This is typically a small group
whose members share close, personal,
and enduring relationships.
Examples: families, childhood friends
Types of Groups
b. Secondary Group
It can be small or large and they are
mostly impersonal and usually short-
term.
Examples: committee organized to plan
a holiday party at work.
Types of Groups
c. Reference Group
This is a group to which we
compare ourselves. They serve as model
of standards and also called as “identity
association group”.
Types of Groups
c. Reference Group
Classifications:
i. In-group – social groups to which
an individual feels he or she belongs. One
feels loyalty and respect for these groups.
Example: Fraternity
Types of Groups
c. Reference Group
Classifications:
ii. Out-group – social groups that
individual does not identify with. One
feels antagonism and contempt for these
groups.
Networks
These are defined as sets of informal and
formal social ties that link people to
each other.
Groupthink
It is the psychological influence exerted
over us by our respective groups on
moral, legal, scientific and religious
matters.
Example: Holocaust, the Guyana mass
suicides, ISIS terrorism
Activity 1: Identify the different social groups in Column A
whether primary group, secondary group or reference group.
Item no. Column A Column B
1. Farmers’ association
2. Favorite basketball team
3. Childhood playmates
4. Volleyball team opponent
5. Doctor-patient
6. Family
7. Research group
8. Heroes
9. Husband and wife
10. Enhypen fans Club
Performance Task No. 1:
My Group as a Mirror of Myself
From among the many groups that you have had, past and present,
choose one that you think had the most memorable impact.
Describe the group in Column A, then enumerate the impacts it
had on you as a social person in Column B.

A (The Group) B (Its lasting impacts on me as a


social person)
1.
2.
3.
4.
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