Individuals And Groups Flashcards
Types of groups
Family and friendship Work and school Sporting and leisure Religious Cultural Other
Reasons for group formation
Location Gender Shared interest/goal Security Sexuality Specific need Culture Religion Other
Roles individuals adopt within groups
Ensure tasks are achieved
Members who maintain and built relationships
Members who influence the groups progress
Ensure tasks are achieved
Task orientated, not concerned of their own or others feelings
Expert serious, methodical, states
Members who maintain and built relationships
Socioemotional roles, communicates their feelings and values that effect the group
Maintain harmony
Peace-maker fair play, resolve conflicts
Members who influence the groups progress
Destructive roles characterised by aims to sabotage groups progress
Distractor silly behaviour, short concentration spam
Norms
Established formally or as rules
Implied expected behaviour
Conforming
When an individual joins a group and they change their behaviour to meet the norms
Cohesiveness
Conforming to norms is likely to have cohesiveness
Cohesive group is more likely to work towards goal
Factors that contribute to the role they adopt within groups
Personal
Self esteem, self confidence, sense of belonging, heredity, education,mossy experiences, culture
Social
Relationships with group members, attitudes of group members, gender expectations
Power bases
Expert Reverent Legitimate Coercive Reward
Style of leadership
Autocratic
Democratic
Lessiz faire
Transformational
Leadership adaptability
Level of experience
Adapt to change
Reading group members
Motivational
Influences on leadership
Type of task
Knowledge and skills in group
Attitudes in group
Relationships in group
Causes of conflict
Incompatible goals Conflicting personalities Limited resources Ineffective communication Varying values Multiple role expectations
