Question

Co-workers in the sales department of a company work closely together. these members of the sales department together make up a ________ group.

Answer 1

In sociology, these sales workers would be classified as a secondary group.

A secondary group is a group of people whose relationships with one another is impersonal and goal oriented. The group is usually temporary compared to primary group, which is a small social group whose members share personal relationships with one another. Some examples of primary groups are friends and family.