The Group Structure of Society

Subject Outline

AThe various types of groups: patterns of group relations
- 1Classifications of groups
- 2The modern family: its organization and functions
- 3Special-interest groups [see also 541.B.3.]
- 4Minorities and ethnic groups
BThe social effects of racial and ethnic prejudice
CSpecial social concerns
- 1Adolescence
- 2Old age
- 3Women's social and legal status
- 4Cultural minorities [see A.4., above]
- 5Poverty
- 6Criminality and delinquency
- 7Sexual orientation
- 8Prostitution
- 9Drug and alcohol abuse
- 10Suicide
DSocial service: organized public and private activities to alleviate human wants and needs
- 1The background of social and welfare services: modern and historical influences
- 2Fields of service
  - aFamily welfare
  - bChild welfare
  - cYouth welfare
  - dGroup welfare
  - eDisaster relief
  - fCommunity development
  - gMedical and psychiatric social services
  - hSchool social services [see also 561.C.4.]