Some Students at a College Form an Intramural Softball Team

question 37

Multiple Choice

Some students at a college form an intramural softball team. They play other teams from their school and from the area every Sunday in a conveniently located park. If a sociologist wanted to determine if the team was a primary or a secondary group, which might she consider?

• A) the age of the players
• B) the desire to win of the players
• C) the innate skill of the players
• D) the shared hobbies of the players
• E) the importance of winning to the players

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