SECONDARY SOCIAL GROUPS

This is a formal organization whose member are not related to one another but come together to achieve a common goal.

Forums/types of secondary group

Schools: These include primary schools secondary schools and tertiary institutions (Universities, polytechnics, colleges of education etc).
Comprise: These are cooperate organizations that engages in trading and manufacturing activities. Examples are, UNRULIER NIG. PLC, MTN, GLOBACOM, etc.
Trade unions: These includes workers association like;

NUJ: Nigeria Union of journalist

NUT: Nigeria Union of teachers

NASU: Non-Academic staff union of education and associated institutions

NUP: Nigeria Union of parishioners

NURTW: Nigeria Union of road transport workers

Religions groups: these includes all churches and mosques
Voluntary organizations: These are group of people who renders humanitarian service to the society. Such organization include, man ‘O’ war, Boys Brigades, Red cross, National council of woman societies etc.

Maintenance of law and order in the society
They unity in the society
It promotes friendliness among its members which results in peaceful relationship
They also encourage division of labour especially in an organization
They help individual members to learn new role for example, workers in an organization could be promoted to higher post which is different from and challenges
They also prepare members for higher leadership roles in the larger society.

In summary, secondary society groups act as training grooms where members are nurture for political leadership.

Conflict refers to misunderstanding or disagreement between two or more people

Selfishness: Deriving of one’s right is very common is social organizations in our society and person created or deprive will negatively react to claim his rights
Lack of cooperation: Failure to work as a team often result to disagreement, misunderstanding and division
Bad leadership: When leaders are greedy and suffering, there will be conflict
Lack of religions to learn: The major role of religions groups is to promote peace in the society. Imposition of religion on actives and physical treat over which religion is the best often result to conflict in our social
Communication gap: when needed information are not supplied at the right time conflict will set in
Laziness and inefficiency: Diligent workers protest when laziness and inefficiency are notice in some members of a group
Criminal activities : Such as kidnapping, murder, frond, immorality will result into serious conflict within a social group in the society

Dialogue: It involves the two party and a third party who will stand as a mediator of peace to end such conflict
Through the law court: conflicts can also be resolved by using the legal methods
Through the police: conflict between individual, family members, religions group, friends colleagues can be reported to the police for immediate intervention
Government intervention: Government can set up a panel to mediate between groups unloving in conflict
Through family or village head: Conflict within the family are settled by the family head while the village head settles conflict in this a village
Through wars: This is a negative way of resolving conflict. The move powerful side wins the while the other side surrenders. It causes detection of levees aid properties. A typical example is the Nigerian Civil war between 1967 and 1970. The Nigeria army over powered the Biafra side and eventually the war ended in favour of Nigeria.