Life in Groups

This group of high school kids did an English project together. They interacted with one another  and shared the same characteristics. 

Looking at this photo, one will know that this is a family. A family is usually known as a primary group because members in a family are extremely closely associated with one another. 

A neighborhood can be known as an aggregate because it is a specific physical location that is shared by a group of people who do not really have a special connection or relation with each other. 

An example for a secondary group can be my basketball team. It is organized around a specific activity, basketball, and all of us teammates do share a special bond with one another. 

Anomie means normlessness, being separated form a group. A stranger, like this, can have the feeling of anomie because he is alone. I am physically close to him, however, I have absolutely no relation with him.