TYPES AND

CHARACTERSTICS
OF GROUP
PRESENTED BY: SANIL A T
1ST MSW
KRISTU JAYANTI COLLEGE
REG NO.13SO1112

DEFINITION

Bonner : A group is a number of people

interacting one another and it is this
interactive process that distinguishes group
from an aggregate.

WHAT IS GROUP?
Regular contact and frequent interaction
Common feelings
Common goals
Mutual influence

SOME IMPORTANT
CHARECTORSTICS OF GROUP

We feeling
Common interests
Similar behaviour
Group norms

TYPES OF GROUP
According to cooleys classification there are
mainly two types of group
1. Primary group: e.g family, friends
2. Secondary group: e.g. city, nation

CHARACTERISTICS OF PRIMARY
GROUP

Small size
Stability
Similarity of background
Limited self interest
Physical proximity
Intensity of shared interest

CHARACTERISTICS OF
SECONDARY GROUP

Large in size
Formal and impersonal relationship
Option of membership
Indirect relation
Goal-oriented
State of individual

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Social work integrated approach by sanjay

bhattacharya, published by DEEP AND DEEP
PUBLICATIONS PVT.LTD