... themselves to be a group." Another definition, provided by Adair (1986), is that a group is "a collection of people who share most, if not all, of the following characteristics: a definable membership; group consciousness; a sense of shared purpose; interdependence; interaction; and ability to act in a unitary manner." There are a number of different types of group, which can be classified under the following terms: primary group; secondary group; formal group ... group. Secondary groups are larger than basic primary groups, and while they also share common values and interact, this is ...

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