Sunday, December 1, 2013

Lesson 6: Life in Groups

This is a photo of a group of students. A group is a collection of people who identify and interact with one another. 

A football team can be classified as a secondary group because it is organized around a joint effort to complete a specific task or activity. 

Family can be an example of a primary group. This type of group has high levels of interaction, and involve feelings of belonging. A family could also be an in-group which is a group that one identifies with and feels loyalty towards. 


This group of surfers make up a triad; a three-person social group. Triad's are good because if two members of the group engage in conflict the third can act as a mediator. 

These friends make up a two-person group called a dyad; it's the smallest version of a social group you can have . 

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