What are Social Groups?

What is a social group?

• Random people relaxing on the beach

• Two or more things or people together

• Two or more people who work together to achieve a common goal

• To accomplish an objective

Which one is NOT a characteristic of a social group?

• There are no rules to follow

• Members have a role to serve

• There is some form of identity

• Members have a common goal

A group should have AT LEAST _________ members.

In a social group members share a form of identity. An example of this is...

• Members go to different churches

• Members ride on a bus to town

• Members dress neatly

• Members wear a uniform

Select ALL of the social groups.

• family members

• people in a stadium

• children in school

• 4H club

Social groups have some form of structure. This means that....

• there are persons in charge of functions

• everyone has the same goal

• members obey all of the rules

• anyone can do what they feel like

A _______ is a collection of two or more people, things etc.

Another word for GOAL is...

• role

• objective

• identity

• rule

All of these are social groups EXCEPT...

• friends playing football

• girl guides club

• workers in a business company

• people in a movie theater

Social groups are important to society. (Type true or false)