Question

Annette, Joshua, Sandra, and Luis are college students who met for the first time in a sociology class. They study together and pool their notes. Otherwise, they see each other only occasionally when their paths cross between classes. Sociologists would term them a(n) __________.

Answer 1

Secondary group

Step-by-step explanation:

We say that group is a secondary group when we talk about a group of people that gather themselves in an impersonal way.

Although group members may have some similar interests, the purpose of the group is about the task instead of the relationships, so this group is task-oriented

In this example, although these people met in a sociology class, they see each other only occasionally (they don't have a close relationship) and they gather to study together and pool their notes (they are task-oriented).

Thus, sociologists would term them a secondary group.