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1. Secondary group is relatively large in
1. Primary group is small of people.
size.

2. It is characterized by intimate, face to face, and 2. It is marked by formal, and
emotional relationships. impersonal relationships.

3. For example, Club, Residents Welfare
3. For example, family and peer group
Association

Primary groups are ‘primary’ because they are central in or lives and they
play an important role in influencing our lives. Very often Primary groups

are formed within the orbit of secondary groups.
For ex- a group of friends within an office.

Differences between Community and Society
Community Society

1. It refers too human relationship 1. It refers to human relationship
that are highly personal, intimate that are impersonal, superficial and

and enduring transitory

2. It is a group of people who live 2. Society includes every relation

together in a particular locality and which is established among the
share the basic conditions of a people. There is an element of

common life. To constitute a likeness in society. But it is not
community the presence of necessary that likeness should

sentiment among the members is include the people in oneness,
necessary. enemies can also be included in a

society.

3. It is a group of people living 3. Society has no definite boundary.