Alabama Social Studies SS24.S.7

SS24.S.7 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• SS24.S.7a

  Compare and contrast types of groups and the reasons for group formation.*

• SS24.S.7b

  Trace the development of various types of social groups from hunter-gatherer societies to the present day and explain how the importance of primary and secondar...

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What Students Need to Do

Students compare close-knit groups, such as families, with groups formed around a task, such as workplace teams. They explain why groups form and how group expectations shape choices. They trace how groups changed from hunter-gatherer bands to modern organizations.

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What Mastery Looks Like

A student can explain why a kin band formed around survival and close ties, while a workplace team forms around a shared job. They can describe how larger societies added more task-based groups without making family and friends unimportant.

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Common Misconceptions

Students may think primary means the first group someone joined, rather than a group built on close relationships. They may assume secondary groups never affect personal choices or that close-knit groups disappeared as societies grew.

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How to Assess It

Exit ticket: Compare a hunter-gatherer kin band with a modern workplace team. Name why each formed, one behavior each might encourage, and how the role of close ties has changed.

1. 01

   Give pairs cards for a kin band, farming village, factory crew, and online gaming team; have them build a timeline with string and labels.

2. 02

   Ask: Why might someone follow a family rule but question a workplace rule? Have students explain their answers using closeness and group purpose.

3. 03

   Play a card sort with group examples; students label each primary or secondary, state why it formed, and predict one behavior it encourages.

4. 04

   Compare a school club signup sheet with a family text thread; write why each group formed and one choice each might shape.

• SS24.P.17

  Describe how attitudes, conditions of obedience and conformity, and other influences affect actions and shape human behavior, including actor-observer, self-ser...

• SS24.S.10b

  Analyze the impact of social stratification on groups and individuals.*