Willa belongs to the Debate Team at her high school.The team meets once a week for one hour in the school library to practice for competitions.For Willa,the Debate Team is an example of a/n

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The Debate Team is an example of a secondary group, which is a group formed for a specific purpose or goal. The fact that they meet once a week for one hour shows that their interactions are task-oriented and not necessarily based on personal relationships or emotional connections, which is a characteristic of a primary group. While the Debate Team may have some aspects of an in-group (a group with which one identifies and feels a sense of belonging), it is primarily a secondary group because its formation is based on a specific, external goal (competing in debates). It is not an out-group because it is not defined by its opposition or difference from other groups, and it is not a reference group because it is not a group to which Willa compares herself in order to evaluate her own attitude or behavior.

Willa Belongs to the Debate Team at Her High School