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  2. Types of social groups - Wikipedia

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    As such, primary groups or lack thereof [citation needed] play an important role in the development of personal identity, and can be understood as tight circles composed of people such as family, long-term romances, crisis-support group, church group, etc. [4] The concept of the primary group was first introduced in 1909 by sociologist Charles ...

  3. Social group - Wikipedia

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    Primary groups [17] are small, long-term groups characterized by high amounts of cohesiveness, of member-identification, of face-to-face interaction, and of solidarity. Such groups may act as the principal source of socialization for individuals as primary groups may shape an individual's attitudes, values, and social orientation.

  4. Group dynamics - Wikipedia

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    Primary groups are characterized by relatively small, long-lasting groups of individuals who share personally meaningful relationships. Since the members of these groups often interact face-to-face, they know each other very well and are unified. Individuals that are a part of primary groups consider the group to be an important part of their ...

  5. Primary group - Wikipedia

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    A primary group may refer to: In mathematics, a special kind of group: a p-primary group, also called simply p-group; or; a primary cyclic group, which is a p-primary cyclic group. In sociology, a primary group as opposed to secondary group

  6. Traditional transmission - Wikipedia

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    American sociologist C.H. Cooley classifies social groups on the basis of contact in primary groups. In his paper Social Organization (1909), he describes primary groups (family, playgroups, neighborhoods, community of elders) as "those characterized by intimate face-to-face association and cooperation."

  7. Group development - Wikipedia

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    As group members continue to work, they will engage each other in arguments about the structure of the group which often are significantly emotional and illustrate a struggle for status in the group. These activities mark the storming phase: Lack of cohesion, Subjectivity, Hidden agendas, Conflicts, Confrontation, Volatility, Resentment, anger ...

  8. Sociology of small groups - Wikipedia

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    The definition of sociology of small groups was first introduced by the French author and sociologist Gabriel Tarde. [4] Small groups are groups of a small number of members with intense interaction between them. [5] The sociology of small groups has also been defined as a field research [6] and the study of sociology of community. [7] A.

  9. Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft - Wikipedia

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    Gemeinschaft (German pronunciation: [ɡəˈmaɪnʃaft] ⓘ) and Gesellschaft ([ɡəˈzɛlʃaft] ⓘ), generally translated as "community and society", are categories which were used by the German sociologist Ferdinand Tönnies in order to categorize social relationships into two types. [1]