As she was walking through the park, Consuela was struck by the sounds of two improvising musicians. They were standing on the grass near some benches, one playing a guitar and the other a flute, and Consuela stopped to listen to them. Half a dozen other people also stopped. The people listening to the musicians made up a(n)
A) category.
B) aggregate.
C) social network.
D) secondary group.

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An aggregate is a collection of individuals who are in the same place at the same time but do not necessarily interact with one another. The people listening to the musicians are an aggregate because they stopped to listen to the music but did not necessarily interact with each other. The other choices do not fit because a category is a group of people who share a common characteristic, a social network is a web of social relationships, and a secondary group is a group formed for a specific purpose or goal.

As She Was Walking Through the Park, Consuela Was Struck