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8 Main Characteristics of Secondary Group | Sociology

Main characteristics of secondary group are: (i) Formal and Impersonal Relations (ii) Large in Size (iii) Option of Membership (iv) Active and Inactive Members (v) Relations (vi) Formal Rules (vii) Status of Individual Depends on his Role (viii) Goal Oriented. (i) Formal and Impersonal Relations: The relations of members in a secondary group are of a formal and impersonal type. [...]

By Shelly Shah|2014-01-21T19:08:14+00:00January 20, 2014|Secondary Group|Comments Off

Importance of Secondary Group for Society

Importance of Secondary Group for Society! The primary groups have an important place in a simple and small society but in modern era the trend is towards secondary groups. The small communities have now given way to large communities. In place of cottage industry we have now giant corporations, employing thousands of men. […]

By Shelly Shah|2014-01-21T19:08:15+00:00January 20, 2014|Secondary Group|Comments Off