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Social Group
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Two or more people who identify and interact with one another
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Social Network
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A set of relations held together by ties between individuals
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Dyad
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A group of 2 people very intimate, but unstable given its size (i.e. if one person drops out of the group, there is no more group)
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Tie
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A set of stories that explains our relationship to the other members of our network
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Narrative
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The sum of the stories contained in a series of the ties
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Social Capital
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Information, knowledge, ideas, and connections that help individuals enter preexisting networks or gain power in them
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What to high levels of social capital in a community mean? and what does this enable?
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The community is close; this enables them to come together to face challenges and make improvements
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What are the traits/characteristics of primary groups
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-small-personal orientation-enduring
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What are characteristics of primary relationships?
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-first group experienced in life-irreplaceable/intimate-security
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What is an example of a primary relationship?
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Family-assistance of all kinds;emotional-financial
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What are the traits of a secondary group?
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-large membership-designed for specific goal or activity
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What are characteristics of secondary group relationships?
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-weak emotional ties between persons-short term
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What are some examples of secondary group relationships?
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-coworkers-political organizations-clubs
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What are the two types of group leaders?
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-instrumental -expressive
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What is an instrumental leader?
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A leader who is task or goal oriented
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