Social Groups: The meaning, Characteristics, Classification and Other details.

Social Groups: The meaning, Characteristics, Classification and Other details.

1) The Meaning Of Social Groups:

A social group, in the social sciences, is defined as two or more people who interact with another. They share similar characteristics in a sense of unity. 

2) Characteristics:

• Interaction: A research by Bales, says that are two types of interactions, relationship interactions, that are actions perfomed by group members that have a relation or ways of influence the emotional and interpesonal bonds; and task interactions, that mean actions perfomed by a group members that pertain to group projects. 
• Goals: The research says that all the groups have a reason of existence, for exemple, emotional suporting or even religion motives. So the groups are organized by their goals and their taks. 
• Interdependence in relation: This characteristic means that in a social group, the interdepedence are perfectly normal and can be mutual, as for exemple, in a sports team we see a high level of interdependence. 
• Structure: This involve the emergence or regularities, norms, roles and relations that form the group. This is a very important part of a social group.
• Unity: We know that when people speak of groups, speak of the group as a whole rather than speaking of in a individual ones       

3) Classifications:

• Primary Group: Is a small group whose is members share is personal and lasting relationships. They show real concern, or preocupation for one another, we have the most important primary group which is family. 
• Secondary Groups: They are larger groups involving formal and institucional relationships, that envolves weak emotional ties and little personal knowledge or one another. This type of group may during for a long time or disband after a short time. 

4) Other Details - Reference groups

Individuals almost ever haver a bond that sociologist cal reference groups. Refence groups is a group to which a person or another group is compared. This means that the reference groups is a standard ofr evaluating themselves and their own behavior. So is the group which the individual relates or aspires to relate himself or herself psichologically.