Question

difference between pressure groups and social group

Answer 1

Pressure groups seek to influence policy or public bodies. Usually they arise as the result of a social movement.

A pressure group is an organization which seeks as one of its functions to influence the formulation and implementation of public policy’ (Grant 2000)

or

‘The field of organized groups possessing both formal structure and real common interests in so far as they influence the decisions of public bodies’ (W J M Mackenzie)

Unlike social movements, pressure groups usually have a single issue. Pressure groups are also more likely to be organised (formally) and have (registered) members. Social movements, on the other hand, tend to have 'supporters'.

Answer 2

pressure group( or interest groups) and social movement are hard to distinguish from on another they have a lot of similarities