1. Groups within Society
Chapter 3 Section 4

2. Groups Dyad: a group with two members
Triad: a group with three members
Formal Group: structure, goals, and activities of the group are clearly defined
Informal Group: no official structure or established rules of conduct
Primary Group: small group of people who interact over a relatively long period of time on a direct and personal basis
Secondary Group: a group in which interaction is impersonal and temporary in nature

3. Reference group
In-group: the group that a person identifies with and belongs to
Out-group: any group that a person does not belong to or identify with
Electronic Community: people interact with one another regularly on the Internet
Social Network: the web of relationships formed by the sum total of a person’s interaction with other people

4. Leaders
Leaders: people who influence the attitudes and opinions of others
Can be assigned or achieved

5. homework
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