Question

who first introduced the concept of reference group in sociology​

Answer 1

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Herbert Hyman

A reference group may be an actual group, a collectivity or an aggregate, a person or personification of an abstraction. The term 'reference group' was coined by Herbert Hyman in Archives of Psychology (1942) to refer to the group against which individual evaluates his or her own situation or conduct.

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Answer 2

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Herbert Hyman

• A reference group may be an actual group, a collectivity or an aggregate, a person or personification of an abstraction.

• The term 'reference group' was coined by Herbert Hyman in Archives of Psychology (1942) to refer to the group against which individual evaluates his or her own situation or conduct.

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