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Have you ever stopped to consider the number of groups you are a part of? Or, how about the role groups play in your life? Broadly speaking, a group<\/strong> is made up of people who identify and interact with one another<\/em>. Sometimes, this interaction is quite intimate, and other times, it is removed with no sense of true connection. Throughout your life, you will be a member of countless groups. Let\u2019s take a few minutes to explore some of them.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

A person\u2019s first group of significance is generally their family. Regardless of its makeup, families fall under the rubric of a primary group<\/strong> because they involve small-scale, intimate, face-to-face, long-lasting associations<\/em>. At a young age, family is the group that knows you most intimately. Family members have seen you happy and sad. They have seen you healthy and sick. They have seen you with zit cream all over your face. They know you so well they can tell how your day was just by the way you say \u201cHello.\u201d<\/p>\n

Over time, you move beyond only having family interactions to other types of in-group<\/strong> associations made up of social units to which an individual belongs and feels a sense of \u201cwe.\u201d<\/em> In junior high or high school, this might include being a member of Boy or Girl Scouts, Math Club, choir, or a sports team. In college, this could mean participating in Student Government, Greek life, or the Sociology Society. With in-groups, individuals identify with the group and feel a strong sense of connection.<\/p>\n

\"Freemason<\/p>\n

In-groups often use some type of symbol to identify their members. The letters used by Greek organizations provide a perfect example. Others include the badges worn by police officers, the uniforms worn by sports team members, and the rings worn by members of the Freemason society<\/a>. All these instances are examples of social cliques<\/strong> that involve a small, close-knit, and exclusive group of individuals<\/em>. The police have the \u201cthin blue line,\u201d sports teams have a rigorous tryout process, and Freemasons have an initiation process. It is worth mentioning that even a person\u2019s last name qualifies as an in-group identifier. You probably don\u2019t know everyone who has your last name, but meeting someone with the same last name will likely give you pause.<\/p>\n

These examples of in-groups are also a part of secondary groups<\/strong>, large-scale, impersonal, task-focused, and time-limited associations<\/em>. Unlike a primary group, a secondary group is generally made up of so many people that you can never get to know all of them on an intimate basis. College students are part of a larger college or university system made up of hundreds, if not thousands, of other students. That is coupled with the fact that the role of college in a student\u2019s life is finite. Whether it takes two, four, six, or more years, being a college student is not a lifetime appointment. Once students complete their coursework, they graduate and move on to another phase of life.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

For most people, the next secondary group involves an employer. Just as you can\u2019t know everyone at your college, you probably can\u2019t know everyone at your job. While some may work at a small start-up, others work for corporations like Apple, which has over 161,000 employees<\/a>. Groups of this type are known as formal<\/strong> organizations<\/strong>. They consist of structured and bureaucratic systems regulated by clearly stated norms and rules.<\/em> These norms make up the corporate culture<\/a>, which is unique to each organization. Learning these norms may require some resocialization<\/strong>, an identity transformation in which social norms and roles are altered or replaced<\/em>. This can include something as basic as adjusting to where the work is done. Some formal organizations require employees to work from an onsite office. Others allow their workers to telecommute<\/strong> such that they can work from someplace other than the office on a full- or part-time basis<\/em>. In both instances, the supervisor will measure the efforts of the employee by using other workers as a reference group<\/strong>, a collection of people used for comparison and identification<\/em>. While the employees may hope that their success and promotion at work are based on a system that fosters and rewards personal effort, ability, and talent, <\/em>such meritocracy<\/strong> is not always the case. Unfortunately, the practice of favoritism directed toward family members<\/em> or nepotism<\/strong> may hamper success in their field.<\/p>\n

While all of this is taking place in the secondary group space, many people decide to start their own families. A couple or two-person<\/em> dyad<\/strong> may choose to adhere to the red tape<\/strong> of regulations and conformity<\/em> so they can legally marry. Others may decide not to take that route or be unable to do so. In both instances, if they choose to have a child, they become a three-person<\/em> triad<\/strong>. In doing so, they have become the primary group for their kids and as a result, start the whole process over again.<\/p>\n

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Thompson is a co-owner of\u00a0<\/i><\/b>UITAC Publishing<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a>. UITAC\u2019s mission is to provide high-quality, affordable, and socially responsible online course materials.<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Images used in this blog:<\/p>\n

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  1. “Family, Nature, Beach<\/a>” by Charles McArthur<\/a> is licensed by Pixabay<\/a>. This image has not been altered.<\/li>\n
  2. Masonic-Ring<\/a> by Arielinson <\/a>\u00a0is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>. This image has not been altered.<\/li>\n
  3. Apple Inc. Headquarters Sign<\/a> by Elwood_j_blues<\/a> is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.5<\/a>. This image has not been altered.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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