SOCL 2001 Lecture : SOCL Groups Lecture
Document Summary
A group that is characterized by intense emotional ties, face to face interaction, intimacy, and a strong, enduring sense of commitment. Our lives and personalities are molded by our earliest experiences in primary groups: secondary- more formal, impersonal groups where there is less social interaction. Are large and impersonal and often involve fleeting relationships. Seldom involve intense emotional ties, powerful commitments to the group itself or a feeling of unity. We seldom feel we can be ourselves, rather we often play a role such as employee or student. Primary groups, which often enforce strict conformity to group standards, can be stifling. Secondary groups, by contrast, are more likely than primary groups to be concerned with accomplishing a task, rather than with enforcing conformity to group standards of behavior: in-group- a group to which you belong. A group toward which one feels particular loyalty and respect- the group to which.
