Abstract
This article combines two major sociological formulations,primary and secondary systems andpattern variables, to create a model for analysis of problems in living. The model offers a social system perspective for such analysis to serve as a supplement to intra- or interpersonal models typically used by human service workers, supervisors, and administrators. Four of the pattern variables, (1) affectivity-affective neutrality, (2) particularism-universalism, (3) diffusiveness-specificity, and (4) ascription-achievement, are defined and then used to highlight differences between primary and secondary systems, especially with regard to problems and strains experienced in these two types of systems. The model is then used to attempt to understand strain experienced by an administrator of a small social agency.
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