Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Social Group

A collection of two or more people who share a common identity as defined by beliefs, codes of conduct, CULTURE and SOCIAL NORMS.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A collection of two or more people who share a common identity as defined by beliefs, codes of conduct, CULTURE and SOCIAL NORMS.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Social Unit
  • Group, Social
  • Social Groups
  • Social Units
  • Unit, Social

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Aspects Covered

9 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2023

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Previous Indexing

  • Social Behavior (1968-2022)

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  1. I01w.880w.761w.250w
  2. N03w.540w.805w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Social Group. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000092882. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000092882
  2. Social Group. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_group
  3. Social Group. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q874405