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Connecting Learners with Community
‘Social Groups and Social Control’
A training on ‘Social Groups and Social The third group conducted a peer group
Control’ was organised for class 8 students at interaction of classmates and the fourth
Government High School Madatharakani on group on a PTA meeting. The other groups
February 13, 2020. The content was delivered explained the characteristics and differences
through role plays, focus group discussions and of both groups. From which, the concepts
skits. The students were divided into 8 groups of primary and secondary groups were
and activities were assigned with the support introduced. The fifth, sixth and seventh groups
of volunteers of Swadeshabhimani Young conducted skits on i) Headmistress and class
Journalism Club. The first group conducted a teacher trying to impose uniform, acceptable
role play to create an experience of Bus stand hair style etc. in a classroom ii) A traffic police
and the second group on a dining hall of Kerala officer trying to maintain traffic rules and iii)
home. The other groups discussed and arrived A mother ensuring that children follow values
at the characteristics and differences of both and respect elders. From these small skits,
groups. Students defined social aggregates resource person introduced the concept of
and social groups from this activity. social control along with formal and informal
ways of social control in the society.
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