Social collectivity

s have defined a collectivity as a social system, as an aggregate of organisms,
or as a definable social order wherein the members have a sense of membership.
Collectivities comprise a central element of much modern sociological theory.
In terms of sociological categories, a community can seem like a sub-set of a social collectivity.
In developmental views, a community can emerge out of a collectivity.

Origins

In the context of group formation and development, Norma C. Lang identifies four major types of collectivity:

proto-groups
abortive groups
superseded sub-groups
growth groups