The figure below will be used to show how individuals link together to form a social group. Use it as a model fordisplaying the "Understanding Social Units" diagram. After each studenthas filled out the diagram, cut them out and arrange them in a circle ona wall with a circle in the center entitled "OUR CLASS."

Each person is a link within a group, buthe or she is also a link between groups. Each person brings to a groupthe wealth (or liabilities) of his or her other associations, and at thesame time connects many groups together within a society or community.Think of how many different groups are connected just by the members ofyour family circle.