6_semi_ social groups.pptx

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Social groups


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Why do we need to be

with a group?


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Importance of groups

It is a major source of solidarity andcohesion.

It reinforces and strengthens ourintegration into society.

It shares basic survival and problem -solving techniques to satisfy

personal and emotional needs; and

It gives meaning and support to anindividual.


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What is a social group?

It is a unit of interacting personalitieswith interdependence of roles andstatuses eisting between and

among themselves!San "uan# et.al. #$%%&'.

It is a collection of people who

interact with each other inaccordance with the position theyoccupy in the society !San "uan# et.al.

#$%%&'..


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Why do we need to study a social

group?

(o understand human behavior


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)ow is a social group di*erent

from other collections of people?


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+ggregates

,eople who may be on close physicalproimity but do not interact withone another.

(hey may be clustered together onthe same location# loo at each otheroccasionally brushed shoulders or

any part of their bodiesunintentionally# but they are notreally concerned with one another.


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ample / 0 - +ggregates

,eople gathered in an unstructured manner in a

bus or jeepney


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ample / $ - +ggregates

,eople sharing an escalator


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ample / 1 - +ggregates

,eople lining up to buy their movie

ticets


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2ollectivity

+ cluster of people interacting withone another in a passing or short 3lived manner.

(hey are temporary collections ofpeople who may disperseimmediately upon satisfaction of

their individual or collective interests. (hey are characteri4ed by

spontaneity# 5eeting interaction#

anonymity# lac of structure and


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ample / 0 - 2ollectivity

2rowd


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ample / $ - 2ollectivity

,ublic


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ample / 1 - 2ollectivity

6ob


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Social category

+ collection of people who are classi7ed orcategori4ed in accordance with some statuscharacteristics lie se# race# age# religion#

political a8liation# occupation or profession#income# social class and ethnicity.

Since members belonging to the samecategory share common status

characteristics# they may be transformedinto social groups whenever their collectiveinterest is at stae.


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ample / 0 3 Socialcategory

(eachers# being the largest group of professionals in thebureaucracy# may form an alliance and be a pressure groupand a force to recon with in the ,hilippine society


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ample / $ 3 Socialcategory

9orm residents


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ample / 1 3 Socialcategory

:ays


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What are the characteristics of a

social group?

:roup members interact on a fairly regular basisthrough communication. (hey a*ect and in5uenceeach other.

(he members of the group develop a structure

where each member assumes a speci7c status andadopts a particular role ach member acceptscertain duties and responsibilities and is entitled tocertain privileges.

(he members of the group feel a sense of identity.(hey thin of themselves as united andinterdependent# somewhat apart from otherpeople.


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Why are social groupsformed?

(he desire to achieve an objective.

(o meet the needs of an individualmember.

,eople are treated alie by others


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(ypes of Social :roups


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+ccording to social ties

a. ,rimary group

-(he most fundamental unit of humansociety.

-Small in si4e-+ long-lasting group whose membershave informal# intimate# personal#

continuous face-to-face relationships.- feeling


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ample of primary groups

amily

:angs

2liques riendship

groups


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unctions of primary groups

motional support

Sociali4ation

ncourage conformity


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b. Secondary group

-

(he group with which the individualcomes in contact later in life.-opposite of primary groups-characteri4ed by formal#

impersonal# business 3 lie#contractual and casual relationship-


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amples of secondarygroups

aculty sta*

Industrialworers

2ompanyemployees

@usinessassociates


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unctions of secondarygroups

(o satisfy peopleAs comple needs

2ertain obligations as in business


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+ccording to self -identi7cation

a. In- group

- a social unit in which individuals feelat home and which they identify.

- produces the =we> feeling formembers are similar in certain ways#such as being poor or rich or other

categories


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b. But- group

- a social unit to which individuals donot belong due to di*erences incertain social categories and withwhich they do not identify.

- =they>

- amples if we are the law abiders#then the out 3 group is the law

violators


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c. Ceference groups

- the groups which we consciously or

unconsciously refer to when we try toevaluate our own life situations andbehavior# but to which we do not

necessarily belong- ample we may feel fortunate ifwe belong to the middle class in

comparison to the poor class


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+ccording to purpose

a. Special interest groups- :roups which are organi4ed to meet

the special interest of the members

- ample hobby groups

b. (as group - groups assigned to accomplish jobswhich cannot be done by a single

person.- ample woring committee#

construction worers


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c. In5uenceD pressure groups- :roups organi4ed to support or

in5uence social actions- ample social movements# campaign

groups# political parties


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+ccording to geographical locationor quality of relationship

a. :emeinschaft- Social system in which most

relationships are personal or traditional.

+ community of intimate# private# andeclusive living and familialism.

- (he activities# interests and personalitiesof the members center around the large

family groups and neighbors- ample tribal groups# agricultural and

7shing villages


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b. :esselschaft

- social system in which mostrelationships are impersonal# formal#contractual or bargain 3lie.

- relationship is individualistic#business-lie# secondary andrationali4ed

- eample city or urban groups


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+ccording to form oforgani4ation

a. ormal groups- +lso called social organi4ations

- 9eliberately formed and their purpose and

objectives are eplicitly de7ned.- :oals are clearly stated and the division of

labor is based on memberAs ability or merit.

- )as certain type of administrative

machinery !bureaucracy' which aimed toenable members meet their goals.

- ample government


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b. Informal groups

- arises spontaneously out ofinteractions of two or more persons.

- unplanned; has no eplicit rules formembership# and does not havespeci7c objectives to be attained.

- has the characteristics of primarygroups and members are bound to

emotions and sentiments

- eample baradas and gangs


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)ow are they formed? ,eopleAs need to be with a group.

A FormingF What was the tas?F 9id you all share the same epectations of the tas?F 9id you all have the same attitude to woring in a group?F 9id you feel any aniety at the outset of the activity?

B StormingF Was there any con5ict in the group?F 9id you all agree on the means of carrying out the tas?F 9id you have a leader and was hisDher authority challenged?F 9id any group members withdraw from the group?

C NormingF 9id you move on to agree methods of woring?F 9id you have a common goal?F 9id you cooperate with each other?F 9id you wor out how to proceed at all? !If not# you wereprobably still storming.'


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D PerformingF 9id everyone tae on a functional role to achieve the tas?F 9id you wor constructively and e8ciently?F 9id the groupGs activity focus on ful7lling the tas?

F 9id you eperience a sense of achievement? E Retiring/Adjourning

F 9id you stop abruptly and all go your separate ways or did you7nish the tas and then go o* together and sociali4e?F 9id you tal about the group and your eperience of it?F What sort of issues did you discuss or thin about after the group

activity?F Was it more or less acceptable to give and receive feedbac in arelaed atmosphere when adjourning?

F Mourning/GrievingF )ave you eperienced the mourning stage following the completion

of a show or project?F )ave you ever felt empty or sad when a group activity has 7nishedF Why might some people feel the mourning stage more acutely thanothers?F )ow do you deal with your own feelings after the project or show?


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Why sometimes groups are

dissolved?

Ho unity# commitment and cleargoals and good human relations

(he tas has already ended.


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)ow can social groups survive and

be maintained?


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)ow do groups a*ectsociety?

It depends upon how a social groupe*ectively functions

It depends upon group dynamic 3processes or recurrent patterns ofinteractions in a group.


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+ssignment

@ring a piece of candynet meeting

,lease do not forget your tasbecause you will need for netmeetingAs activity

(han you

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