small group communication

Small group is small number of people who shares common purpose, ideas, interests. It consists 5 to 12 people. There are have different types of small groups.

Relationship and Task Groups
These small groups are for general puposes. Groups serve two abroad and overlaping categories of purposes: These are social or relationship groups.
Social or relationship groups are called primary groups. They include family, your group of friends at school, your neighbours. These groups serve your relationship needs for affiliation, affirmation and affection. For example family is for long-lasting, group of friends at college can be for only one year or two.


Task Groups are secondary groups to accomplish something. Some task groups put together to solve specific problems. Task groups have more long-range concerns, they oversee diversity in the workplace, to monitor fairness in advertising. Another difference task and relationship groups are irreplaceble and unique. In task groups each member plays a role, to develop a core cirriculum.