Triad (sociology)
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In sociology a triad is a group of three people. It is one of the simplest human groups that can be studied and is mostly looked at by microsociology. The study of triads, as well as dyads, was pioneered by German sociologist Georg Simmel at the end of the nineteenth century.
See also
- Antipositivism
- Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft
- Ideal type
- Normal type
- Reflexivity
- Simmelian tie
- Social action
- Social relation
- Structure and agency
- Triple deity
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