social unit
People living together
A social unit is any group of people bound together by relationship, residence, or function—a family, household, tribe, or community.
The term appears most often in sociology and anthropology, where it serves as a neutral way to discuss human groupings without assuming a particular structure: The nuclear family is the basic social unit in many Western societies.
- memberOne who belongs
- ethnic groupPopulation sharing cultural identity
- cityLarge populated area
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- nuclear familyParents plus their offspring
extended family · blended family · found family · corporation · tribe · kinship group · crew · commune · foster family · moiety · organization · team · home · blood ties · neighborhood · work party · peer group · inner circle
social unitindividual
One separate human being
single person · loner · hermit · recluse · solitary
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