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Social group
A cluster of people beyond the domestic unit who are usually related on grounds other than kinship.
Primary group
A social group in which members meet on a face-to-face basis.
Secondary group
People who identify with each other on some basis but may never meet with one another personally.
Modes of Production and Social Organization
Foraging, Horticulture, Pastoralism, Agriculture, Industrialism/Informatics
Youth gang
A group of young people, found mainly in urban areas, who are often considered a social problem by adults and law enforcement officials.
Ascribed position
A person's standing in society based on qualities that the person has gained through birth.
Achieved position
A person's standing in society based on qualities that the person has gained through action.
Status
A person's position, or standing, in society.
Mechanical solidarity
Social bonding among groups that are similar.
Organic solidarity
Social bonding among groups with different abilities and resources.
Diaspora population
Dispersed group of people living outside their original homeland.
Patriarchy
Male dominance in economic, political, social, and ideological domains.
Matriarchy
Female dominance in economic, political, social, and ideological domains.
Caste system
A social stratification system linked with Hinduism and based on a person's birth into a particular group.
Dalit
The preferred name for the lowest social group in India, meaning "oppressed" or "ground down."
Civil society
The collection of interest groups that function outside the government to organize economic, political, and other aspects of life.