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DYAD AND TRIAD

The Dyad: social group with two members

•The smallest social groups.

•Intensity in the relationship.

•Very intimate, but unstable given its size

The Triad:

•Social group with three members.

More stable than a dyad and more types of interaction are possible

GROUP CONFORMITY

•PRESSURES TO CONFORM TO GROUP DESIRES