Define primary and secondary groups and describe how these concepts relate to one another
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Sociologist Charles H. Cooley used the term "primary group" to describe a
small, less specialized group in which members engage in face-to-face,
emotion-based interactions over an extended period of time. We have primary
relationships with other individuals in our primary groups—that is, with our
significant others, who frequently serve as role models. In contrast, a
secondary group is a larger, more specialized group in which the members
engage in more impersonal, goal-oriented relationships for a limited period of
time.
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