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This piece of artwork is illustrated how this relates to me by being in a social group throughout my high school. I had only one or two people that I talked to and interacted and a daily basis. My friends and I were always talking about vehicles and off-roading. I believe by having a primary group and not having a large group of friends it seems that my friends that I have now are even closer than they have ever been before. I believe that if I had a large secondary group my close friends would not be that close. I would've had a large group of friends like all the friends I have in my Facebook. I mean I know them but I don't go and hang out with all of them or don’t talk to them daily. I am only close to a handful of people. This relates to some of the class discussions when we went over chapter five. That chapter was about how all this relates to us with the student of having primary groups and secondary groups. Some of the examples were the people that you don’t talk too on a day to day basis or interact with, are a secondary group. The people that you work with or in class with might not be as close as your primary group. That …show more content…

There are many benefits of being in a social group are that we were born to socialize. The people that are in your social group are your friends and it is ideal if you have friends. Sometimes there are drawbacks of being in a social group you might not like that certain group. You might even be forced to be in that group or could even been raised up in that group. Some social groups are separated by race or on their athletic abilities. Social groups can also be separated by their hobbies. So, if someone that plays basketball and is around the same age as the other person more than likely that person is in the same social group. You can belong to multiple social groups. The socialist Charles Horton Cooley first introduce the primary concept of a social

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