Primary And Secondary Sociology Class

Secondary groups are less formal than primary groups.

Primary groups play a key role in the development of self.

Secondary groups are larger than primary groups and more anonymous.

Primary groups provide a buffer from the threatening aspects of society.

Membership in primary groups requires persistent hard work.

Secondary groups tend to break down into primary groups.

Secondary groups are less satisfying than primary groups.

If secondary groups don't become more intimate, they disappear.

As groups grow larger, they become less stable.

As groups grow larger, they become more intimate.

As groups grow smaller, they become less stable.

As groups grow smaller there is a greater confusion of roles.

Pastoral society

Horticultural society

Agricultural society

Industrial society

Secondary/primary

Reference group/out-group

Out-group/in-group

Primary/secondary

The Invisible Factor

The Peter Principle

Group polarization

Groupthink

Expressive

Instrumental

Democratic

Authoritarian

Out-group

Reference group

Primary group

Professional group