Question

Society that places emphasis on the roles of science and education. user: when people gather in the same place at the same time but lack organization or lasting patterns of interaction, they form a(n)

Answer 1

When people gather in the same place at the same time but lack organization or lasting patterns or lasting patterns of interaction, they form an aggregate.  

Answer 2

When people gather in the same place at the same time but lack organization or lasting patterns of interaction, they form an aggregate.
An aggregate is a gathering of people into a cluster or a crowd that do not form a true social group.