social groups
People bonding together
Social groups are collections of people who share something in common—identity, interest, purpose, or regular interaction.
The term spans from intimate circles my social group from college to broad categories studied by sociologists: ethnic groups, professional associations, religious communities.
A social group implies more cohesion than a mere crowd but less formality than an organization.
- minoritiesSmaller portions of populations
- associationsMental or organizational links
- online communityDigital gathering place online
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
- collectivesGroups acting unitedly
subculture · ethnic enclaves · old boys club · in crowd · inner circle · communal living · tribes · book club · cultural identity · cultural heritage · indigenous peoples · racial identity · herds · gangs · circles · factions · clubs · packs
- social sciencessociology, anthropology, psychology, economics, political science
- communityneighbors, neighborliness, neighborhoods, kinship, community centers
- anthropologyanthropology, fieldwork, ethnography, cultural anthropology, paleoanthropology
- group sociologyteams, clubs, networks, hierarchies, institutions
- sanctuarykeepers, caretakers, volunteers, enclosures, visitor centers
- mammal traitsfur, hair, mammary glands, milk production, milk
social groupsindividuals
Separate, distinct people
single person · loners · hermits · solitaries · the self
social groupssocial isolation
Lack of human contact
solitude · alienation · isolation · loneliness · atomization
group, social, society, grouping, sociable, groups, socialism, antisocial, socialist