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  2. Types of social groups - Wikipedia

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    Examples include study groups, sports teams, schoolmates, attorney-client, doctor-patient, coworkers, etc. Cooley had made the distinction between primary and secondary groups, by noting that the term for the latter refers to relationships that generally develop later in life, likely with much less influence on one’s identity than primary groups.

  3. Socialization - Wikipedia

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    Secondary socialization is usually associated with teenagers and adults [citation needed] and involves smaller changes than those occurring in primary socialization. Examples of secondary socialization may include entering a new profession or relocating to a new environment or society.

  4. Social group - Wikipedia

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    Sociology. In the social sciences, a social group is defined as two or more people who interact with one another, share similar characteristics, and collectively have a sense of unity. [1][2] Regardless, social groups come in a myriad of sizes and varieties. For example, a society can be viewed as a large social group.

  5. Educational stage - Wikipedia

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    Educational stages are subdivisions of formal learning, typically covering early childhood education, primary education, secondary education and tertiary education.The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization recognizes nine levels of education in its International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) system (from Level 0 (pre-primary education) through Level 8 ...

  6. Primary socialization - Wikipedia

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    In primary socialization the family has a grand influence on the individual, as well as peer groups, educational institutions, and mass media. Overlapped with this is the process of secondary socialization, which occurs from childhood through adulthood, wherein an individual encounters new groups, and must take up new roles to successfully ...

  7. Ecological succession - Wikipedia

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    Surtsey, a volcanic island off the southern coast of Iceland, is an important example of a place where primary succession has been observed. [2] [3] On the other hand, secondary succession happens after disturbance of a community, such as from a fire, severe windthrow, or logging. Succession was among the first theories advanced in ecology.

  8. Secondary metabolite - Wikipedia

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    Plants are capable of producing and synthesizing diverse groups of organic compounds and are divided into two major groups: primary and secondary metabolites. [9] Secondary metabolites are metabolic intermediates or products which are not essential to growth and life of the producing plants but rather required for interaction of plants with their environment and produced in response to stress.

  9. Communication in small groups - Wikipedia

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    Communication in small groups. Communication in small groups consists of three or more people who share a common goal and communicate collectively to achieve it. [1] During small group communication, interdependent participants analyze data, evaluate the nature of the problem (s), decide and provide a possible solution or procedure.