Sociology › Section F · Groups and organizations › Topic F.1
Types of groups
Families, teams, classes, clubs and online forums are all called groups, but they work in very different ways. Sociologists sort them by how close their ties are, who counts as inside or outside, and whom we measure ourselves against.
In this topic
- What counts as a group?
- Aggregates and categories
- Primary groups
- Secondary groups
- In-groups and out-groups
- Reference groups
- Groups online
- Worked example: sorting collections of people
- Worked example: a first year at college
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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