1. 6.1 Primary and Secondary Groups
Group: at least two people who have one or more goals in common and share common ways of thinking and behaving.
-they are in regular contact with one another.
Social Category
Social Aggregate
Primary Group: people who are emotionally close, know each other well, and seek one another’s company.
Social category- people who share a social characteristic; like high school seniors.
Social Aggregate- people temporarily in the same place at the same time; like people at a baseball game.

2. -Secondary Relationships
Primary Relationship: interactions that are intimate, personal, caring and fulfilling.
Primary groups are based on:
-small size
-face-to-face contact
-continuous contact
Proper social environment
Functions of a primary group:
-emotional support
-socialization
-encourage conformity
Secondary Group: people who share only part of their lives while focusing on a goal or task.
-Secondary Relationships
Students in a college course- secondary course. Generally do not think of themselves as we.
Friends and family are involved in primary groups.