People often find relaxation and enjoyment in just being with other people, especially friends, in an informal atmosphere. Some people like to belong to a club or social organization that may have other purposes as well as purely social activities. Participation in these groups teaches us about cooperation and communication in addition to personal and group responsibilities. In our new age of democratic equality, everyone can be given a fair opportunity to participate, and elite societies that set themselves above other people are fading into past history. Certainly groups have some basis or common interest for joining together, but it need not be accompanied by attitudes of superiority and contempt toward others.
Most social groups operate informally by consensus or democratic processes of electing officers.
Responsibilities are accepted voluntarily, as members determine their own commitments to the group. Most social organizations are connected to some purpose or associated activity, perhaps professional, business, political, religious, educational, cultural, or recreational. However, most informal social activities as those between family and friends are unstructured except by ties of affection and convenience. In addition to being preparation for work and living, education can also be enjoyed for its own sake. Since there are no limits to how much we can learn, we all can supplement our education regardless of how far we have gone in formal schooling.