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John gets a job with a large firm that audits small businesses. while working there, he becomes friends with dave, who invites him to attend a weekly poker game. the game soon becomes a meaningful part of john’s social life. some weeks the game is the only thing he has to look forward to. this is an example of:

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This is an example that secondary-groups can lead to close personal ties of primary groups.

Not at all like first groups, secondary groups are large groups whose connections are unoriginal and objective situated. Individuals in a secondary group collaborate on a less close to home level than in an primary gathering, and their connections are for the most part impermanent as opposed to durable. But they can lead to the ties similar to the primary group as illustrated in this case.

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