Cooley's Concept of Primary Groups

question 24

Multiple Choice

Cooley's concept of primary groups

• A) refers only to the intimate groups of one's formative years.
• B) has been elaborated to include a variety of intimate relations.
• C) no longer has relevance within sociology.
• D) has been replaced with the concept of secondary groups.

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