Clique

This article is about social groups. For the concept in graph theory, see Clique (graph theory). For other uses, see Clique (disambiguation).

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In the social sciences, a clique (CanE, UK /ˈkliːk/ or US /ˈklɪk/) is a group of people who interact with each other more regularly and intensely than others in the same setting.^[1] Interacting with cliques is part of normative social development regardless of gender, ethnicity, or popularity. Although cliques are most commonly studied during adolescence and middle childhood, they exist in all age groups.

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↑ Salkind, Neil (2008-01-01). "Cliques". Encyclopedia of educational psychology. Sage Publications. |accessdate= requires |url= (help)

Social networks and social media

Types	City Personal Professional Sexual Value

Networks	Distributed social network (list) Enterprise social networking Mobile social network Personal knowledge networking

Services	List of social networking websites List of virtual communities with more than 1 million users List of virtual communities with more than 100 million active users

Concepts and theories	Assortative mixing Interpersonal bridge Organizational network analysis Small-world experiment Social aspects of television Social capital Social data revolution Social exchange theory Social identity theory Social network analysis Social web Structural endogamy

Models and processes	Aggregation Change detection Collaboration graph Collaborative consumption Giant Global Graph Lateral communication Lateral diffusion Lateral media Social graph Social network analysis software Social networking potential Social pyramid Social television Structural cohesion

Economics	Collaborative finance Social commerce

Phenomena	Community recognition Complex contagion Consequential strangers Friend of a friend Friendship paradox Six degrees of separation Social invisibility Social network game Social occultation Tribe

Related topics	Researchers User profile Viral messages Virtual community

Clique

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