Factors that Influence Group Behaviour Flashcards

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What is a Group?

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A number of people or things (2 or more) that are located close together or are considered/classed together

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Types of Groups

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  • Primary Groups
  • Secondary Groups
  • Planned Groups
  • Emergent
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Primary Groups

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  • Personal relations with family members or close friends where there are face-to-face and intimate interactions
  • Often a high level of interdependence between members
  • Primary groups are your key means of socialization; help share your attitudes, values and orientation toward the world
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examples of Primary Groups

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family, close friendships, classmates, religious group members

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Secondary Groups

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  • A relatively larger group composed of impersonal and goal-oriented relationships
  • Members are rarely in contact with one another; they are often large and formal
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examples of Secondary Groups

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university class, members of an athletic league (not teammates), and workers in the office

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Planned Groups

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Are specifically formed for some purpose - either by their members, or by some external individual, group or organization

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examples of Planned Groups

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the Toronto city council, sport teams, World Wildlife Fund, runs/walks in support of causes

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Emergent

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  • Come into being relatively spontaneously
  • The same collection of people gradually come to know each other through conversation and interaction over a period of time
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examples of Emergent

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in response to a natural disasters, an emergent response group may form or meeting people at the gym

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5 Elements of a group

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  • Group interaction
  • Group interdependence
  • Group structure
  • Group Goals
  • Group cohesion
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Group interaction

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the ways in which people engage with and influence each other

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Group interdependence:

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group members’ outcomes often depend not only on their own actions, but also on the actions of others in the group

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Group structure

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group size, norms, roles

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Group Goals

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the reason why group exists

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Group cohesion

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The idea that groups are unified social entities (they have things in common)