Primary Group

A primary group may refer to:

  • In mathematics, a special kind of group:
    • a p-primary group, also called simply p-group; or
    • a primary cyclic group, which is a p-primary, cyclic group.
  • In sociology, a primary group as opposed to secondary group.

Famous quotes containing the words primary and/or group:

    “What had begun as a movement to free all black people from racist oppression became a movement with its primary goal the establishment of black male patriarchy.”
    —bell hooks (b. c. 1955)

    “Belonging to a group can provide the child with a variety of resources that an individual friendship often cannot—a sense of collective participation, experience with organizational roles, and group support in the enterprise of growing up. Groups also pose for the child some of the most acute problems of social life—of inclusion and exclusion, conformity and independence.”
    —Zick Rubin (20th century)