William Graham Sumner identified two distinct types of groups, depending on membership and affinity (feeling more or less positively toward the group). These two types of groups are

A) Primary and secondary groups
B) Reference groups and cliques
C) In-groups and out-groups
D) Homogeneous and heterogeneous groups


Answer: C

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