Exploring Social Groups

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Which of the following is the correct definition of a social group?

A social group is a number of persons who have common objects of attention and participate in similar activities.
A social group is a given aggregate of people playing interrelated roles and recognized as a unity of interaction.
A social group consists of two or more people who regularly interact on the basis of mutual expectations and who share a common identity. (correct)
A social group is any collection of human beings who are brought into social relationship with one another.

According to Maclver, a group is defined as:

A number of persons who have common objects of attention and participate in similar activities.
Any collection of human beings who are brought into social relationship with one another. (correct)
A given aggregate of people playing interrelated roles and recognized as a unity of interaction.
An aggregate of individuals which persists in time and is organized.

According to Bogardus, a social group is characterized by:

Having common objects of attention, stimulating each other, having common loyalty, and participating in similar activities. (correct)
Playing interrelated roles and being recognized as a unity of interaction.
Interacting on the basis of mutual expectations and sharing a common identity.
Persisting in time, having one or more interests and activities in common, and being organized.

According to Williams, a social group is defined as:

A given aggregate of people playing interrelated roles and recognized as a unity of interaction. (C) Signup and view all the answers

According to Arnold Green, a group is characterized by:

Persisting in time, having one or more interests and activities in common, and being organized. (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of a social group?

A social group consists of two or more people who regularly interact on the basis of mutual expectations and who share a common identity. Signup and view all the answers

According to MacIver, how does he define a group?

According to MacIver, a group is defined as any collection of human beings who are brought into social relationship with one another. Signup and view all the answers

According to Bogardus, what are the characteristics of a social group?

According to Bogardus, a social group is characterized by having common objects of attention, stimulating each other, having common loyalty, and participating in similar activities. Signup and view all the answers

According to Williams, how does he define a social group?

According to Williams, a social group is defined as a given aggregate of people playing interrelated roles and recognized by themselves or others as a unity of interaction. Signup and view all the answers

According to Arnold Green, what are the characteristics of a group?

According to Arnold Green, a group is characterized by persisting in time, having one or more interests and activities in common, and being organized. Signup and view all the answers

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