In the meantime, what are the natural levels of social grouping for other animal species?

These are the ten basic types of social grouping.

Within families, villages and larger social groupings a sense of solidarity prevailed.

Also present within civil society are various other social groupings, particularly those based on gender, race, generation and nation.

In line with current theory, Renfrew noted, social groupings were now facilitated, not led.

Where politics forces one identification, it also dissolves others - prior social groupings that may be of much greater age.

In 1800, there were more than 70 permanent villages ranging from 30 to 200 individuals, depending on the season and social grouping.

Family is the primary social and political grouping in Torajan society.

A narrow social grouping just doesn't produce a rich enough mixture of ability and talent to regenerate a country.

The family is a basic social grouping, and it has an all pervading influence over its members.