Social Group (ZI111)

DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.

Name

SocialGroup

Kind

Type

Definition

A group that has only human beings as members, and whose members identify with the group based on a shared culture or ideology (for example: political or religious beliefs).

Description

Shared cultural or ideological characteristics include: kinship and ancestry, economic status, specialized knowledge, shared ideology, and/or shared objectives. Types of social groups include: ethnic, civil, political, ideological, and religious. Social groups provide a context for the social interaction and behaviour of their members. Shared cultural factors may influence the behaviour of individual members. Individual members of the social group may act together to achieve common goals or objectives. Instances of social group may be further characterized by location.

Accepted

2016-06-08

Subtype of

ZI044 Actor Entity

Subtypes

ZI113 Ethnic Group

Attributes

SHP Social Group Hierarchy Position — multiplicity 0..*; datatype CharacterStringMeta
ETO Cultural Group Additional Name(s) — multiplicity 0..*; datatype CharacterStringMeta
ETR Cultural Group Characteristics — multiplicity 0..1; datatype CharacterStringMeta
ETM Cultural Group Generalized Name — multiplicity 0..*; datatype CharacterStringMeta
ETH Cultural Group Name — multiplicity 0..*; datatype CharacterStringMeta
GUD Group-unity Description — multiplicity 0..1; datatype CharacterStringMeta
GUF Group-unity Factor — multiplicity 0..*; datatype SocialGroup_groupUnityFactorMeta; values: GUF_1 Civil Concern, GUF_10 Language, GUF_11 Leisure Activities, GUF_12 Political Ideology, GUF_13 Profession, GUF_14 Religion, GUF_15 Wealth, GUF_16 Elderly Hierarchy, GUF_17 History, GUF_18 National Identity, GUF_19 System of Law, GUF_2 Criminality, GUF_20 Territory, GUF_21 Tradition, GUF_22 Economic System, GUF_3 Ethnicity, GUF_4 Event Observer, GUF_5 Event Participant, GUF_6 Government and Politics, GUF_7 Housekeeping, GUF_8 Institutional Residence, GUF_9 Kinship
LGN Legal Name — multiplicity 0..1; datatype CharacterStringMeta
PJN Pejorative Name — multiplicity 0..*; datatype CharacterStringMeta
SRN Self Reference Naem — multiplicity 0..*; datatype CharacterStringMeta
SG4 Social Group Hierarchy Description — multiplicity 0..1; datatype CharacterStringMeta
SGL Social Group Higher Level — multiplicity 0..*; datatype CharacterStringMeta
SG5 Social Group Historical Background — multiplicity 0..1; datatype CharacterStringMeta
LON Social Group Local Name — multiplicity 0..*; datatype CharacterStringMeta
SGI Social Group Identifier — multiplicity 0..1; datatype CharacterStringMeta
LI3 Linguistic Activity Type — multiplicity 0..*; datatype SocialGroup_linguisticActivityTypeMeta; values: LI3_1 Artistic Activity, LI3_10 Media Communication, LI3_11 Political Activity, LI3_12 Religious Activity, LI3_13 Residential Activity, LI3_14 Scientific Activity, LI3_15 Service Work, LI3_16 Terrorist Activity, LI3_2 Business, LI3_3 Community Affairs, LI3_4 Criminal Activity, LI3_5 Diplomacy, LI3_6 Education, LI3_7 Government Administration, LI3_8 Health Medical Care, LI3_9 Marketplace
BAD Belief System Application Description — multiplicity 0..*; datatype CharacterStringMeta
LTD Leadership Type Description — multiplicity 0..1; datatype CharacterStringMeta
LI1 Linguistic Activity Description — multiplicity 0..*; datatype CharacterStringMeta
DID Dialect Description — multiplicity 0..1; datatype CharacterStringMeta
SGJ Social Group Description — multiplicity 0..1; datatype CharacterStringMeta
ETT Form of Rule — multiplicity 0..1; datatype SocialGroup_formOfRuleMeta; values: ETT_1 Anarchy, ETT_10 Militocracy, ETT_11 Absolute Monarchy, ETT_12 Constitutional Monarchy, ETT_13 Parliamentary Monarchy, ETT_14 Patriarchate, ETT_15 Theocracy, ETT_16 Band Rule, ETT_17 Chiefdom, ETT_18 Tribal Rule, ETT_2 Androcracy, ETT_3 Aristocracy, ETT_4 Autocracy, ETT_5 Democracy, ETT_6 Dictatorship, ETT_7 Gerontocracy, ETT_8 Gynarchy, ETT_9 Matriarchate
LET Leader Type — multiplicity 0..*; datatype SocialGroup_leaderTypeMeta; values: LET_1 Absolute Monarch, LET_10 Elder, LET_11 Gynarch, LET_12 Headman, LET_13 Healer, LET_14 Matriarch, LET_15 Militocrat, LET_16 Parliamentary Monarch, LET_17 Patriarch, LET_18 Political Leader, LET_19 President, LET_2 Androcrat, LET_20 Religious Leader, LET_21 Social Leader, LET_3 Aristocrat, LET_4 Autocrat, LET_5 Big Man, LET_6 Chief, LET_7 Clan Leader, LET_8 Constitutional Monarch, LET_9 Dictator
SP2 Social Power Structure Description — multiplicity 0..1; datatype CharacterStringMeta
ETW Culture Rule Structure Description — multiplicity 0..1; datatype CharacterStringMeta
ETV Culture Rule Structure — multiplicity 1; datatype SocialGroup_cultureRuleStructureMeta; values: ETV_1 Non-hierarchical Society, ETV_2 Rank Society, ETV_3 Stratified Society, ETV_4 Modern State Form

Associations

CulturalContextLocationSocialGroup → ZD030 Cultural Context Location (0..*)
EventSocialGroup → ZI115 Event (0..*)
SocialGroupBeliefSystem → HG210 Belief System (0..*)
SocialGroupLinguisticEntity → HC100 Linguistic Entity (0..*)