reference groups
broader: group decision making
broader: types of groups and subgroups
broader: consumer behavior
broader: group influence
broader: population groups
broader: identity and self
narrower: secondary groups
narrower: dissociative groups
narrower: informal groups
narrower: formal groups
narrower: primary groups
narrower: automatic groups
narrower: virtual membership groups
narrower: peer groups
narrower: aspirational groups
type: Concept
definition: A reference group is any group that people use as a point of comparison to form their own attitudes, values, beliefs, and behaviors. For example, new college students may use older (and presumably wiser) college students as a reference group to form their attitudes about politics, what clothes to wear, how much alcohol to drink, what music to listen to, what restaurants to frequent, and so on. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Psychology; Reference Group]

primary groups
type: Concept
broader: reference groups

virtual membership groups
type: Concept
broader: reference groups

secondary groups
type: Concept
broader: reference groups

consumer behavior
type: Concept
narrower: reference groups

aspirational groups
type: Concept
broader: reference groups

automatic groups
type: Concept
broader: reference groups

peer groups
type: Concept
broader: reference groups

identity and self
type: Concept
narrower: reference groups

types of groups and subgroups
type: Concept
narrower: reference groups

population groups
type: Concept
narrower: reference groups

informal groups
type: Concept
broader: reference groups

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: reference groups

group decision making
type: Concept
narrower: reference groups

dissociative groups
type: Concept
broader: reference groups

formal groups
type: Concept
broader: reference groups

group influence
type: Concept
narrower: reference groups