Groups

Question 1

what us a group?

Answer 1

• influence each other
• common goal
• interact with each other
• have a join association to satisfy a need
  (Johnson and Johnson, 1987)

Question 2

What is a group (Turner, 1982)

Answer 2

2 or more individuals,, perceive themselves to be members of the same social category

Question 3

types of groups

Answer 3

• Enitativity
• Intimacy groups
• Task groups
• common bond groups
• common identity groups

Question 4

Entitativity

Answer 4

the feature of a group that makes it appear a distinct unit that is bond together

Question 5

intimacy groups

Answer 5

closely tied together

Question 6

task groups

Answer 6

groups that come together temporarily to achieve specific goal

Question 7

common bond groups

Answer 7

members have close personal bonds within group

Question 8

common identity groups

Answer 8

members have close personal ties to the group itself

Question 9

Stages of group formation (Tuckman, 1965)

Answer 9

• forming
• storming
• norming
• performing
• adjourning

Question 10

group socialisation (Moreland and levine)

Answer 10

interrelationships between the group and individual members are important (Moreland and Levine, 1982)

Question 11

Group socialisation member hierarchy

Answer 11

1. prospective member (investigation)
2. marginal member (socialisation)
3. member (maintenance)
4. marginal member (re-socialisation)
5. ex member (remembrance)

Question 12

role transition

Answer 12

where your membership to a group ends due to a change or development in which re-socialisation is not an option

Question 13

descriptive norms

Answer 13

norms that people follow, whether right or wrong

Question 14

injunctive norms

Answer 14

norms that are perceived as being approved of by other people

Question 15

deviants

Answer 15

• marginal group members
• deviate too far from prototypical group members
• generally disliked
• subjective group dynamics model (Marques et al, 2001)

Question 16

imposters

Answer 16

• posing as a legitimate getup member when they are not
• ‘meat eating vegetarians’ derogated more by the in-group than the outgrip (Jetten at al, 2005)

Question 17

Schism

Answer 17

when the groups break off and smaller groups (subgroups form)
- can result in conflict for larger group (Sani and Reicher, 1998)

Question 18

interdependance

Answer 18

people can often achieve more in groups than when alone (Thibaut and Kelley, 1959)