Secondary group

(noun)

A large group involving formal and institutional relationships. Secondary relationships involve weak emotional ties and little personal knowledge of one another.

Related Terms

  • primary group

Examples of Secondary group in the following topics:

  • Secondary Groups

    • Secondary groups are large groups whose relationships are impersonal and goal oriented; their relationships are temporary.
    • Unlike first groups, secondary groups are large groups whose relationships are impersonal and goal oriented.
    • Some secondary groups may last for many years, though most are short term.
    • A secondary group is one you have chosen to be a part of.
    • Primary groups can form within secondary groups as relationships become more personal and close.
  • Primary and Secondary Groups

    • Secondary groups are large groups whose relationships are impersonal and goal-oriented.
    • Some secondary groups may last for many years, though most are short term.
    • People in a secondary group interact on a less personal level than in a primary group.
    • Since secondary groups are established to perform functions, people's roles are more interchangeable.
    • Examples of secondary groups include: classmates in a college course, athletic teams, and co-workers.
  • Group Membership

    • In general, one can look at two types of groups—primary and secondary.
    • Secondary groups, in contrast to primary groups, are large groups involving formal and institutional relationships.
    • Most secondary groups are short term, beginning and ending without particular significance.
    • The formation of primary groups happens within secondary groups.
    • Primary groups can be present in secondary settings.
  • Child Socialization

    • Primary and secondary socialization are two forms of socialization that are particularly important for children.
    • These two types are known as primary and secondary socialization.
    • For example if a child saw his or her mother expressing a discriminatory opinion about a minority group, then that child may think this behavior is acceptable and could continue to have this opinion about minority groups.
    • Secondary socialization refers to the process of learning what is the appropriate behavior as a member of a smaller group within the larger society.
    • Secondary socialization takes place outside the home.
  • Polyketide Antibiotics

    • Polyketides are secondary metabolites produced from bacteria, fungi, plants, and animals.
    • Polyketides are secondary metabolites produced from bacteria, fungi, plants, and animals.
    • Secondary metabolites are often restricted to a narrow set of species within a phylogenetic group.
    • Secondary metabolites often play an important role in plant defense against herbivory and other interspecies defenses.
    • Humans use secondary metabolites as medicines, flavorings, and recreational drugs.
  • Functional Groups

    • In organic chemistry, a functional group is a specific group of atoms or bonds within a compound that is responsible for the characteristic chemical reactions of that compound.
    • Similarly, a functional group can be referred to as primary, secondary, or tertiary, depending on if it is attached to one, two, or three carbon atoms .
    • Alcohols are a common functional group (-OH).
    • They can be classified as primary, secondary, or tertiary, depending on how many carbon atoms the central carbon is attached to.
    • Define the term "functional group" as it applies to organic molecules
  • Stages of Socialization Throughout the Life Span

    • The socialization process can be separated into two main stages: primary socialization and secondary socialization.
    • Socialization is a life process, but is generally divided into two parts: primary and secondary socialization.
    • Secondary socialization refers to the socialization that takes place throughout one's life, both as a child and as one encounters new groups that require additional socialization.
    • Socialization, as noted in the distinction between primary and secondary, can take place in multiple contexts and as a result of contact with numerous groups.
    • Each of these groups include a culture that must be learned and to some degree appropriated by the socializee in order to gain admittance to the group.
  • The Evolution of Plastids

    • Some groups of eukaryotes are photosynthetic: their cells contain, in addition to the standard eukaryotic organelles, another kind of organelle called a plastid.
    • Cyanobacteria are a group of photosynthetic bacteria with all the conventional structures of prokaryotes.
    • Some of the major groups of algae became photosynthetic by secondary endosymbiosis; that is, by taking in either green algae or red algae as endosymbionts.
    • The process of secondary endosymbiosis is not unique to chlorarachniophytes.
    • In fact, secondary endosymbiosis of green algae also led to euglenid protists, whereas secondary endosymbiosis of red algae led to the evolution of dinoflagellates, apicomplexans, and stramenopiles.
  • Secondary Immunodeficiency Diseases

    • Most cases of immunodeficiency are acquired ("secondary") but some people are born with defects in their immune system, or primary immunodeficiency.
    • Distinction between primary versus secondary immunodeficiencies are based on, respectively, whether the cause originates in the immune system itself or is, in turn, due to insufficiency of a supporting component of it or an external decreasing factor of it.
    • There are over 80 recognized primary immunodeficiency syndromes; they are generally grouped by the part of the immune system that is malfunctioning, such as lymphocytes or granulocytes.
    • Secondary immunodeficiencies, also known as acquired immunodeficiencies, can result from various immunosuppressive agents, for example, malnutrition, aging and particular medications (e.g., chemotherapy, disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, immunosuppressive drugs after organ transplants, glucocorticoids).
  • Primary and Secondary Research

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