Essay on Groups in a Society - 926 Words

Groups in a Society Groups are the essence of life in a society for the reason that everyone is born into one, such as to a mother and father. Your family, church congregation, faculty at a university, and sports teams whether professional or not are all examples of groups. In a general sense, Groups are people who have something in common and who believe that what they have in common is significant. Societies are the largest and most difficult groups that are studied by social scientists. They are people who share a culture and a territory; they also contain smaller groups within itself. The types of groups within a society are primary groups, secondary groups, reference groups, social networks, in-groups and†¦show more content†¦In-groups exercise a high degree of control over us and it fosters ethnocentrism. Out-groups are groups toward which they feel antagonism. Two examples of out-groups are the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), and the Black Panther Party. 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