group of humans
Let an agent explain groups of humans as a general category and its kinds, describe group dynamics and structures, support classifying and describing specific groups, and serve as a hub linking more specific group entries.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand What groups are.
Concept
Concept and kinds.
Concept
Concept.
- What makes a collection of people a group, and how do small groups, organisations, peoples, categories and aggregates differ? definition
- Which kind of group is meant? boundary
Structure
Structure and roles.
Structure
Structure.
- How are groups structured by roles, norms, leadership and boundaries? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific group type? action
Dynamics Group dynamics.
Behaviour
Group behaviour.
Behaviour
Behaviour.
- What does research say about cohesion, conformity, decision-making and conflict in groups? provenance
- Which findings are contested? boundary
Identity
Group identity.
Identity
Identity.
- How do social identity and intergroup relations shape behaviour, and how can stereotyping be avoided? provenance
- Is the presentation free of stereotypes? boundary
Classify Classifying groups.
Classify
Classification.
Classify
Classification.
- How should this collection of people be classified, and which more specific entry applies? action
- Which entry fits the specific group? action
Data
Data about groups.
Data
Data.
- How are groups counted and described in statistics, and what data protection applies? provenance
- Which entry fits demography? action
Learn Theory and teaching.
Theory
Theories of groups.
Theory
Theory.
- How do sociology and social psychology theorise groups? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can group dynamics be taught? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Society, people and institutions
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- SOC
- Domain
- SOC.ORG
What it is Filled
Any collection of people considered together, whether a small group such as a family, team or committee, a large group such as a nation, class or generation, an organised group such as an association or company, or an unorganised aggregate such as a crowd or audience, defined by shared membership, characteristics, purpose or situation; groups of humans are the basic units of social life and are studied in sociology, psychology and organisational science.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain groups of humans as a general category and its kinds, describe group dynamics and structures, support classifying and describing specific groups, and serve as a hub linking more specific group entries.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Membership
- Shared attribute or purpose
- Organised or aggregate
- Scale range
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Stereotype or attribute traits to all members of a group.
- Profile, list or target people by group membership without lawful basis.
- Spread hate or incite action against a group.
- Treat a crowd or audience as consenting to tracking because they gathered.
Only with a human decision
- Classifying people into groups for decisions that affect their rights.
May
- Describe a group by the membership, characteristics or purpose that defines it, with sources.
- Use the names groups use for themselves.
- Report statistics about groups with their definitions and limits.
Moral aspects Filled
- Group labels drive discrimination and, at worst, persecution.
- Collective data about groups can harm members who never agreed to it.
Who is affected
- Members of the group
- Minorities
- People wrongly assigned to groups
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody: groups belong to their members; organised groups answer through their own governance.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q134261520 - registry parent class
- Q134601727 - registry parent class
related
- group of persons - category
- generation - a kind of group
- audience - an aggregate group
- parliamentary group - an organised group
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.group-of-humans
- Wikidata: Q16334295 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16334295)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Collection of people with shared membership or characteristic
- Small to large, organised or not
- An individual is not a group; a population is a statistical aggregate
- Not physical; people considered together.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain the category and kinds
- describe dynamics and structures
- support classification
- link specific groups
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Stereotyping groups
- Confusing categories with organised groups
- Overgeneralising group dynamics
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Statistical classifications of groups
- Data protection for group data
- No regulation of the concept
Context of use required Filled
- Collections of people considered together.
- small groups such as families and teams
- organisations and associations
- peoples, nations and ethnic groups
- social categories such as classes and generations
- aggregates such as crowds and audiences
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q16334295: group of humans - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Humans - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each kind be a separate entry?
- How should social science resources be linked?
- How should this hub relate to specific group entries?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q16334295/spec.json