social group

Frequency: 7.114.5 per million words

Two or more people who interact with one another, share similar characteristics, and collectively have a sense of unity.

groupADJECTIVE + NOUN

Categories:

social

Examples (10)

  • Humans are inherently driven to form a social group for support and belonging.
  • Sociologists study how a social group influences an individual's behavior.
  • Our book club has evolved into a close-knit social group.
  • Adolescents often feel immense pressure to fit into a particular social group at school.
  • Each social group develops its own unique set of norms and traditions over time.
  • He felt like an outsider because he didn't belong to any specific social group on campus.
  • The documentary explored the complex dynamics of a primate social group.
  • The internet has enabled the formation of new types of social groups that transcend geographical boundaries.
  • Membership in a prestigious social group was once seen as a key to success.
  • A family is often considered the most fundamental social group in society.