What is the difference between a primary and secondary group?

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A primary group is a group characterized by intimate, long-term, face to face association and cooperation. A secondary group is larger than a primary group, relatively temporary, more anonymous, formal, and impersonal. In the secondary group, interaction is based on specific statuses.

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People who accuse their spouse of changing have not:

a. developed much confidence. b. attended to the relationship. c. accepted their new marital status. d. accomplished much in life.

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The emergence of a protected, extended stage of childhood in the 1800s occurred as a result of

A. greater economic resources of parents. B. the spread of schooling and a decline in child deaths. C. legal restrictions on how children were treated. D. a growing population of elderly (and therefore grandparents).

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The federal courts have recognized that inmates who are mentally ill have a right to treatment.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Which of the following groups both formed ethnic enclaves?

A. Cuban Americans and Puerto Ricans B. Japanese Americans and Native Americans C. Japanese Americans and Korean Americans D. Jewish Americans and Mexican Americans E. African Americans and Mexican Americans

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