T. N. Berezina Development of Interpersonal Relationships in Little Groups.

Abstract: The author of the article is giving an unusual classification of little groups according to the type of relationship ongoing inside the group. There are 5 types of interpersonal relationships: filiation (based on the common origin), neighborhood (based on the common place of living), love (based on shared feelings), cooperation (based on shared activity) and friendship (based on shared communication). The author is also analyzing how development of a relationship and social creativity are related. A relationship can possibly develop only if it is based on one dominant, in a word, on what is being shared. All the other similarities simply derive from the main dominant. However, social creativity builds little groups even when there are no relationships already existing there. It just creates new ones.