Groups and social support Flashcards
What are the features of a primary group
- -See those individuals a lot of the time
- -Lasts a long time and small
What are the features of a secondary group
- IMpersonal and goal related
- (e.g. weight loss group)
What are the rules like in primary groups vs secondary groups
Primary- understood but not written down
Secondary-formal and have hierarchy
What is the function of group norms
- Define group membership and differentiate between groups
- Deviation from norms can lead to vilification and derogation
What are the different roles in a group
- Task roles (duties)
- Social roles (Someone that keeps the group together)
- Dysfunctional roles (disrupting by dominating or seeking attention)
What is group cohesiveness impacted by
- Similarity (e.g. age)
- Cooperation (being nice together)
- Interpersonal acceptance
- Shared threat
What does cohesiveness predict
- Conformity to group norms
- Accentuated similarity (self stereotyping to make yourself seem more similar)
- Improved intragroup communication (use of jargon)
- Enhanced liking
How do weight loss groups help
- Sig. greater weight loss at 12 months for a group compared to individual treatment
- successful studies were goal based
How do groups help with smoking
Chance of quitting doubled in groups compared to self-help
How do alcohol anonymous groups help
-No experimental studies demonstrated the effectiveness of alcohols anonymous for reducing alcohol dependance
Different type of social support
- Percieved (how much we think we get)
- Received
- Structural (how well integrated into social network)
Different types of support
- Tangible
- Emotional
- informational
- Companionship
Definition of loneliness
Discrepancy between a person’s preferred and actual level of social contact
Definition of social isolation
Having minimal isolation
Definition of solitude
Voluntary distancing from one’s social network
