Groups and Formal Organizations Chapter 6
At least two or more people who have one or more goals in common and share common ways of thinking and behaving Regular contact, similar thinking, interests, behaviors Friends, teammates, family Group
Social category People who share a social characteristic Men, women, baseball players, teachers What social categories do you belong to? Social category
People temporarily in the same place at the same time Social aggregate
People who are emotionally close, know one another well, and seek one another’s company Primary group
Interactions are intimate, personal, caring, and fulfilling Family, significant others, friends Fill out on page 173 Primary relationship
Secondary group and relationship People who share only part of their lives while focusing on a goal or task Impersonal interactions involving limited parts of personalities Secondary group and relationship