SOC/100 v9
Social Group Matrix
Identify 2 major social groups that experience social inequality and that could benefit from social change. You will determine the factors that
contribute to their group dynamics and social inequality, the social change that’s needed, and the strategies and policies that will contribute to
making the change.
Complete the following matrix.
Factors Social Group 1: Nuclear Family, Primary Group Social Group 2: Students in a Classroom, Secondary
Group
Describe the social group
and the group’s dynamics,
including a summary of
factors that contribute to
the group’s dynamics.
Consists of two parents (usually married or citizens)
and their children. A nuclear family can have one or
more children or be adopted, but the main idea is
that parents raise their children together in the
family's home. Some of the many factors that affects
the family dynamics are the essence of parental
relationships, having the particularly calm or strict
parents, the number of children in the family, family's
personality, and an absent parent or parents. A lot of
children cannot function correctly if their parents’
relationship is not in good standing. Children these
days are advanced and are smarter than you think. I
have had talks with my wife about how if we did not
work out, our relationship would still hold a title as
best friends for our children.
It is about how the students interact with each other in class.
This is how they speak and act. This is the way they show
their feelings and opinions. This is how they behave as a
group. Factors that contribute to their dynamic s are their
economic status in life, age, and their rank inside their
classroom. The biggest factor I take away is the student’s
age. That is why they spilt schools up by grade and usually
everyone in the same grade is close in age if not the same.
When I say rank that is also known as “popularity,” which is
a big factor as well even though it should not be.
Describe the social
inequality the group
experiences, including a
summary of factors that
