The Five Primary Groups
There are five primary groups as follows; primary groups, secondary groups, in-groups, out-groups, and reference groups. Each group has its differences from another. However, they all share a common connection; they are all groups. This may be considered obvious, but contemplate for a moment that each of these, whether large or small, impersonal or personal, is a group of people that are bonded together for one reason or another. Groups are essential to human beings, without a group, there is a loss. The thing is; we are never without a group. We all belong to a group, whether we are aware of it or not. To begin the study of groups as a whole and how they interconnect, we must first consider the groups of an individual basis.
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However, out-groups and in-groups do share certain similarities in that they can both be small or big in number, as well as primary or secondary. The similarities seem to end there- Sullivan (2009) best quantities this when he points out, “One person’s in-group is another’s out-group” (p. 92). The above examples of in-groups can be countered when we look at the examples of out-groups. These examples being: “they,” as opposed to “we,” the sports team that opposes ours, the church down the street that is of a different religion or the supervisors at our work (Sullivan, 2009). Our personal stereotypes are probably founded against an out-group. These stereotypes can lead to poor treatment of said group and even discrimination (Sullivan, 2009).
In-groups and out-groups interact often in my daily life. An example of this would be me interacting with my teachers, counselors, and professors. I am not in this group of teacher, and professors, and am therefore out of it. This, nevertheless, has not lead to any discrimination in either group as far, as I am aware. I believe whether this relationship is primary or secondary depends on the teacher. With some teachers, I have been very close outside of school; with others I have had very little interaction with outside of the typical student
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However, out-groups and in-groups do share certain similarities in that they can both be small or big in number, as well as primary or secondary. The similarities seem to end there- Sullivan (2009) best quantities this when he points out, “One person’s in-group is another’s out-group” (p. 92). The above examples of in-groups can be countered when we look at the examples of out-groups. These examples being: “they,” as opposed to “we,” the sports team that opposes ours, the church down the street that is of a different religion or the supervisors at our work (Sullivan, 2009). Our personal stereotypes are probably founded against an out-group. These stereotypes can lead to poor treatment of said group and even discrimination (Sullivan, 2009).
In-groups and out-groups interact often in my daily life. An example of this would be me interacting with my teachers, counselors, and professors. I am not in this group of teacher, and professors, and am therefore out of it. This, nevertheless, has not lead to any discrimination in either group as far, as I am aware. I believe whether this relationship is primary or secondary depends on the teacher. With some teachers, I have been very close outside of school; with others I have had very little interaction with outside of the typical student