LESSON 3 PROCESS OF GROUP FORMATION

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He said that teams go through 5 stages of development

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Bruce Tuckman

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Stages of Group Development

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forming, storming, norming, performing and adjourning.

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In this stage, the group starts to familiarize themselves, roles and responsibilities will begin to form.

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Forming stage

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In this stage, the group learns how to operate as a group.

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Forming stage

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In this stage, members tend to be polite, compliant toward the leader, feel uncomfortable and constrained due to unfamiliarity with the other members, uncertain about how to act, and they spend time planning how to perform their tasks.

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Forming stage

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This stage ends when the group members become comfortable interacting with one another.

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Forming stage

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In this stage, the reality and weight of completing the task at hand have now hit everyone

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Storming stage

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The initial feelings of excitement and the need to be polite have likely worn off.

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Storming stage

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Personalities may clash. Members might disagree over how to complete a task or voice their concerns if they feel that someone isn’t pulling their weight. They may even question the authority or guidance of group leaders.

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Storming stage

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characterized by conflicts among group members

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Storming stage

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confusion about group roles and project requirements.

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Storming stage

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Disagreements over procedures can lead to expressions of dissatisfaction and hostility

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Storming stage

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In this stage about their roles and the task expands.

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Storming stage

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Resolution of this conflict clarifies the group’s goals and often leads to increased group ______

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cohesion.

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shows the extent to which the members are attracted to each other while working towards the goal or to satisfy the social and emotional needs of its members.

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Cohesiveness

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refers to the degree of unity in a group. It shows the extent

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Cohesiveness

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refers to the interpersonal bonds that hold a team together.

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Group cohesion

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Because of this members like one another and feel connected because of this relationship

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Group cohesion

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TRUE OR FALSE. People who are part of cohesive teams are more satisfied with their jobs than are members of noncohesive teams.

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TRUE

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helps reduce stress because members are more supportive of one another.

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Group cohesion

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During this stage, people start to notice and appreciate their team members’ strengths. Groups start to settle into a groove. Everyone is contributing and working as a cohesive unit.

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norming stage

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During this stage, the group becomes more cohesive, conflict is reduced, and team confidence improves.

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norming stage

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During this stage, the group established ground rules (or norms) to help members work together

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norming stage

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During this stage, social relations have developed enough to create a group identity.

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norming stage

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There is Increased levels of trust and support characterize group interactions.

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norming stage

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members are confident, motivated and familiar enough with the project and their team that they can operate without supervision. Everyone is on the same page and driving full-speed ahead towards the final goal.

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performing stage

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the group has matured and knows how to operate, so it focuses on its task.

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performing stage

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Once a project ends, the team disbands

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Adjourning stage

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Team endings, members may be more interested in celebrating their success or finding excuses for their failures than they are in learning from the team experience.

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Adjourning stage

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form through a combination of personal, situational, and interpersonal processes.

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Group

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engagement and interest in social interactions, including friendliness, gregariousness, assertiveness, activity, excitement seeking, and cheerfulness.

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Extraversion

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cooperative orientation to others, including acceptance, frankness, compassion, congeniality, modesty, and sympathy

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Agreeableness

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persistence in the pursuit of tasks, including self-confidence, orderliness, meeting of obligations, achievement striving, self-regulation, and measured responding.

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Conscientiousness

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strong emotional proclivities, including anxiety, hostility, negative affect, shyness, lack of impulse control, and reactivity to stressors

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Neuroticism

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active pursuit of intellectually and aesthetically stimulating experiences, including imagination, fantasy, appreciation of art, openness to emotions and experiences, curiosity, and cognitive flexibility.

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Openness to Experience

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are particularly attracted to organizations that are team- oriented.

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. Extraverts

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would just as soon avoid groups that are aggressive and competitive, but, like extraverts, they prefer groups that emphasize cooperation.

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agreeable people

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are more attracted to groups and organizations that are detail- and task-oriented.

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Conscientious individuals

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The dispositional tendency to feel uneasy, uncomfortable, and awkward in response to actual or anticipated social interaction.

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Shyness

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often form associations with other shy individuals, and these groups adopt interaction styles and activities that better suit the social tendencies of their members

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Shy individuals

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more comfortable in activity focused groups, such as sports teams and academic groups, and, through positive interactions within such groups, they gain more social confidence

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Shy individuals

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when they join groups, do not actively participate; they can be identified by their silence, downcast eyes, and low speaking voices. They may also engage in “innocuous sociability” (Leary, 1983):

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Socially anxious people

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They merge into the group’s background by indicating general interest in the group and agreement with the other group members while consistently minimizing their personal involvement in the group interaction.

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Socially anxious people

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This theory suggests that, from an early age, children differ in the way they relate to others, with some children developing very secure and comfortable relationships with their caregivers but others exhibiting dependence and uncertainty.

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Attachment Style

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The theory suggests that these childhood differences emerge in adulthood as variations. in attachment style—one’s basic cognitive, emotional, and behavioral orientation when in a relationship with others

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Attachment Style

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LOW AVOIDANCE, HIGH ANXIETY

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PREOCCCUPIED

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HIGH ANXIETY, HIGH AVOIDANCE

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FEARFUL

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HIGH AVOIDANCE, LOW ANXIETY

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DISMISSING

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LOW ANXIETY, LOW AVOIDANCE

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SECURE

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seek out membership but worry excessively about rejection

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Preoccupied

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So insecure about themselves that they fear rejection

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Fearful

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uninterested n joining groups

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dismissing

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self-confident and willing to rely on others

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secure

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express a stronger desire to be with other people, they seem happier when they are with people, and they are more disturbed by unpleasant interactions with others.

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Need for affiliation

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seek close, warm relations and are more likely to express caring and concern for other people.

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Need for Intimacy

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exhibit an elevated desire to maintain and enhance their capacity to influence other people.

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Need for power

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the degree to which one’s values, attitudes, and outlooks emphasize and facilitate establishing and maintaining connections to others.

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Relationality

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A theory of group formation and development that emphasizes compatibility among three basic social motives: inclusion, control, and affection (developed by William Schutz).

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Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation (FIRO

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whether good or bad, influences one’s interest in joining groups in the future.

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Experience

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A relatively small group of peers who work together for an extended period of time, exchanging ideas for commentary and critique and developing a shared conception of what their methods and goals should be.

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Collaborative circle

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a deliberate, sustained, and organized group of individuals seeking change or resisting a change in a social system.

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Social movement

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Movements are sustained by individuals who may share a common outlook on issues or by members of identifiable social groups or categories, but not by businesses, political organizations, or governments.

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Social movement

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The process of contrasting one’s personal qualities and outcomes, including beliefs, attitudes, values, abilities, accomplishments, and experiences, to those of other people.

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Social comparison

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a sense of belonging, emotional support, advice, guidance, tangible assistance, and perspective provided by groups when members experience stress, daily hassles, and more significant life crises.

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Social support

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Groups let members know that they are valued members and reassure them that they are not alone in facing their problems; they meet members’ need to feel included and accepted. Groups let members know that they are valued members and reassure them that they are not alone in facing their problems; they meet members’ need to feel included and accepted.

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Belonging

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Group members express their caring, concern, and affection for one another; they minimize self-doubt, tension, and vulnerability while increasing self-esteem, resilience, and self-satisfaction. Members compliment, encourage, and listen to one another.

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Emotional support

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Groups provide members with useful information for solving problems, making decisions, and setting their goals; they offer advice, guidance, and suggestions.

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Informational support

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Groups offer tangible assistance to their members, as when they help each other with assigned tasks, loan money, and materials to one another, or work collaboratively on shared tasks.

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Instrumental support

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Groups provide members with existential, or spiritual support, by allaying existential anxiety, reconfirming members’ world views, and sharing faith and perspectives

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Meaning