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• What is a group?

  A group is a collection of people whose members interact with each other in accordance with the position they occupy and the roles they are expected to perform.
• How do members of a group interact with each other?

  Members interact with each other according to the positions they occupy and the roles they are expected to perform.
• What is a social group?

  A social group is a unit of interacting personalities with interdependence of roles and statuses existing among them.
• What are the characteristics of groups?

  Members interact over time, affect and influence one another, and have certain privileges and responsibilities.
• What are the key characteristics of groups?

  • Members interact over a period of time
  • Communication affects and influences one another
  • Each member has privileges and responsibilities
  • Members identify with the group and are recognized by others
• What is a primary group?

  A primary group is characterized by intimate, personal, face-to-face relationships among its members.
• What defines a family as a type of group?

  A family is a group of people united by ties of blood or adoption, providing for the rearing of the child and supplying his needs.
• What is a neighborhood in terms of group types?

  A neighborhood is a geographically localized community within a larger city, town, suburb, or rural area.
• What is a peer group?

  A peer group is a group of two or more members who are more or less of the same age with a loosely organized structure.
• What characterizes a secondary group?

  A secondary group is characterized by impersonal, business-like, contractual, formal, and casual relationships.
• What are examples of secondary groups?

  1. Employer-Employee Relationships
  2. Vendor-to-Client Relationships
  3. Doctor to Patient Relationships
  4. Mechanic to Client Relationships
  5. Accountant Office
  6. A Drugstore
  7. A University Class
  8. Athletic team
  9. Workers in an Office