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Crash Course Economics No.16: Globalization and Trade and Poverty
Crash Course Economics No.16: Globalization and Trade and Poverty
Crash Course Economics No.16: Globalization and Trade and Poverty
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In contrast, secondary groups are those in which individuals do not interact much. Members of
secondary groups are less personal or emotional than those of primary groups. These groups are
marked by secondary relationships in which communication is formal. Members of secondary
groups may not know each other or have much face‐to‐face interaction. They tend to relate to
others only in particular roles and for practical reasons. An example of a secondary relationship
is that of a stockbroker and her clients. The stockbroker likely relates to her clients in terms of
business only. She probably will not socialize with her clients or hug them.
A group's size can also determine how its members behave and relate. A small group is small
enough to allow all of its members to directly interact. Examples of small groups include
families, friends, discussion groups, seminar classes, dinner parties, and athletic teams. People
are more likely to experience primary relationships in small group settings than in large settings.
The more people who join a group, the less personal and intimate that group becomes. In other
words, as a group increases in size, its members participate and cooperate less, and are more
likely to be dissatisfied.
Leadership and conformity. Sociologists have been especially interested in two forms of group
behavior: Conformity and leadership. The pressure to conform is even stronger among people
who are not strangers. During group‐think, members of a cohesive group endorse a single
explanation or answer, usually at the expense of ignoring reality. The group does not tolerate
dissenting opinions, seeing them as signs of disloyalty to the group. So members with doubts and
alternate ideas do not speak out or contradict the leader of the group, especially when the leader
is strong‐willed.
Exconde, Rizzalyn S.
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