The Emergence Machine

Group (Sociology sense)

abstract · Sociology · Level 10 · E9

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Emergence definition

A social unit of interacting individuals with shared norms and identity, where individuals move between different positions within a social group hierarchy.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “group soc” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
group
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0Group SocIdentityMobility SocialNormSocietyThoughtCommunityMind… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureActionChangeCollectionExistenceEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesGroup SocL10IdentityL9Mobility SocialL9NormL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Identity L9 (requires)
    A social unit of interacting individuals with shared norms and identity.
  • Mobility Social L9 (requires)
    mobility social is a core concept needed to understand group soc
  • Norm L9 (requires) Sociology sense
    A social unit of interacting individuals with shared norms and identity.