ulkoryhmiä
Ulkoryhmiä is a term used to describe groups that occupy the periphery of a larger system, such as a social network, organization, or community. In Finnish scholarly usage, ulkoryhmiä refers to groups that lie outside the central or dominant core but maintain ties to it and influence the broader dynamics in various ways.
The concept highlights boundary processes, access to resources, and the roles outer groups play in shaping
Common contexts include businesses with subcontractors or temporary workers, immigrant or minority communities seen as outside
Research methods often combine social network analysis to map ties with ethnography or interviews to capture
See also: inner group, out-group, boundary theory, social network analysis, peripheral theory.