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Peer Group , peer group A set of individuals who, sharing certain common characteristics such as age, ethnicity, or occupation, perceive themselves and are recogn… Social Differentiation , Intragroup and intergroup differentiation are two basic types of social differentiation. Intragroup differentiation represents a division of the grou… Group Dynamics , A group can be defined as several individuals who come together to accomplish a particular task or goal. Group dynamics refers to the attitudinal and… Groups , Groups
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In social science the study of groups is often called small-group research. A “group”… Stereotype , The term “stereotype” originated in the technology of printing, where it has a clearly defined meaning. A body of type is set up; then a mold is made… Reference Group , reference group The term reference group was coined by Herbert Hyman in Archives of Psychology (1942), to apply to the group against which an individ…
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