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− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969 1969] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969 1969] |
| ==Definition== | | ==Definition== |
| *1: a [[group]] of people with common [[experiences]] and concerns who provide [[emotional]] and [[moral]] [[support]] for one another | | *1: a [[group]] of people with common [[experiences]] and concerns who provide [[emotional]] and [[moral]] [[support]] for one another |
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| Formal support groups may appear to be a [[modern]] [[phenomenon]], but they supplement [[traditional]] fraternal organizations in some respects, and may build on certain supportive [[functions]] (formerly) carried out in (extended) [[families]]. | | Formal support groups may appear to be a [[modern]] [[phenomenon]], but they supplement [[traditional]] fraternal organizations in some respects, and may build on certain supportive [[functions]] (formerly) carried out in (extended) [[families]]. |
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− | Other types of [[groups]] formed to support causes, including causes outside of themselves, are more often called [[advocacy]] groups, interest groups, lobby groups, pressure groups or promotional groups. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_union Trade unions] and many environmental groups, for example, are interest groups. | + | Other types of [[groups]] formed to support causes, including causes outside of themselves, are more often called [[advocacy]] groups, interest groups, lobby groups, pressure groups or promotional groups. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_union Trade unions] and many environmental groups, for example, are interest groups. |
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| Support groups maintain interpersonal [[contact]] among their members in a variety of ways. Traditionally, groups have met in person in sizes that allowed [[conversational]] [[interaction]]. Support groups also maintain contact through printed newsletters, telephone chains, [[internet]] [[forums]], and mailing lists. Some support groups are exclusively online (see below). | | Support groups maintain interpersonal [[contact]] among their members in a variety of ways. Traditionally, groups have met in person in sizes that allowed [[conversational]] [[interaction]]. Support groups also maintain contact through printed newsletters, telephone chains, [[internet]] [[forums]], and mailing lists. Some support groups are exclusively online (see below). |
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− | Membership in some support groups is formally [[controlled]], with admission requirements and membership fees. Other groups are "open" and allow anyone to attend an advertised meeting, for example, or to [[participate]] in an online forum.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Support_group] | + | Membership in some support groups is formally [[controlled]], with admission requirements and membership fees. Other groups are "open" and allow anyone to attend an advertised meeting, for example, or to [[participate]] in an online forum.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Support_group] |
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| [[Category: Sociology]] | | [[Category: Sociology]] |