What is we-feeling? (Topic: Social Groups)
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There are groups of people everywhere you go. As a person, you may belong to many different types of groups: a religious group, an ethnic group, your workplace colleague group, your college class, a sports team, etc. These groups can also be called social groups. We have something in common with others in the same group, we identify with the group, and the group can create a sense of belonging for us. A group is different from an aggregate, where people are temporarily together in a space, maybe even doing the same things, but do not identify themselves as belonging together. For example, being in a crowded supermarket or standing in line at the movie theater does not make you feel like you belong with the people doing the same thing as you. A group is also different from a category. If you are in the same category as a person, you may share similar characteristics—like age, height, or you both wear glasses, but you may not interact or feel the sense of belonging.