Discuss primary and secondary groups. What distinguishes each type of group and what role does each group play in socialization?
What will be an ideal response?
Feedback: Primary group members are most intimately involved with each other. These groups are small and display face-to-face interaction. They are informal in organization and long-lasting. The members have a strong identification, loyalty, and emotional attachment to the group and its members. Examples are the nuclear family, a child's play group, and close friends. Primary groups are crucial to the individual because they provide members with a sense of belonging, identity, purpose, and security. Thus, they have the strongest socialization influence on the attitudes and values of members. Secondary groups are larger and more impersonal. They are formally organized, task oriented, and relatively impermanent. The individual member is relatively unimportant. The members may vary considerably in beliefs, attitudes, and values. Americans are greatly affected by this type of group. Examples include schools and the government.
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