Answer:
Primary group.
Explanation:
Charles Horton Cooley wanted to have a better understanding of the society and human behavior. He wanted to know the influence of some groups within a society and its impact on the behavior of humans. His major contribution was about primary groups. Cooley described primary group as the first group one gets introduced to and has the most effect on an individual's beliefs, ideas and ideals. Our families and very close friends are part of the primary groups Cooley wrote about. They are essential part of our lives. Even though there has been several evolvement, family and friends play an active role in our behavior and belief.
The Iron Curtain was a problem because it blockaded access to East Berlin and prevented the free flow of Germans across the borders between East and West Germany. More broadly it prevented the movement of ideas and peoples across this artificially created boundary. And more importantly than that it signified the dividing line of the Cold War between Western Europe and the United States and the Soviet Union which had a major impact on fomenting mistrust and conflict.
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