groups!

Last weekend, I found myself thinking sociologically when i was at my softball tournament. My sociological thinking had to do with groups. Groups, or three or more people connected by need, interest, or relationship, were visible everywhere you could look. During my tournament, I noticed several different types of groups. Whether it was standing in line to buy a t-shirt or working together as a team to win a game, there were many different groupings going on.

My softball tournament this past weekend is connected to sociology because we are discussing groups in society. My team portrays a primary group because we are close, have a lot of face-to-face contact, socialize frequently, and support each other as well. In addition, my team is also a secondary group because we work and interact together as a team, and we were all working together in order to win. Also, each team in the tournament was a reference group because each team compared itself to the other teams in the competition. There were a few kinship groups present as well because some girls' relatives came to watch them play as well as social aggregate groups like the people standing in line for the concession stands and buying t-shirts. Lastly, each team would be an interest group because everyone in the tournament was aiming for a common goal; winning. These were some of the groups that I noticed this weekend, and there are visible ones in everyday society.