The Importance of Groups Flashcards
- more than just a collection of people.
- exists for a reason or purpose and has a goal shared by the group members.
- two or more individuals who are
connected by and within social relationships.
Group
refers to the recognition that a group exists separately from others.
Social identification
is the shared values, ideas, and beliefs that people have about the world.
Social representation
typically are engaged in sports or work activities.
Teams
is a more inclusive term than team.
Group
Groups come in a staggering assortment of shapes and sizes, from dyads (two members) and triads (three members) to huge crowds, mobs, and assemblies.
Two or More Individuals
commonality shared by many of these definitions is an emphasis on social relations that link members to one another.
Connections
a group exists when some type of bond links the members to one another and to the group itself.
By and Within Social Relation
A small, long-term group characterized by frequent interaction, solidarity, and high levels of interdependence among members that
substantially influences the attitudes, values, and social outcomes of its members.
Primary Groups
A relatively small number of individuals who interact with one another over an extended period of time, such as work groups, clubs, and congregations.
Social (Secondary) Groups
A relatively large aggregation or group of individuals who display similarities in actions and outlook.
Collectives
is a collection of individuals who are similar to one another in some way. Ex. Filipinos
Social category
is “that part of an individual’s self concept.
Social identity
is a set of expected behavior patterns attributed to someone occupying a given position in a social unit.
Role
own view of how
we ourselves are supposed to act in a
given situation.
Role perception
how others believe
one should act in a given situation.
Role expectations
conflict arises when the duties of one role conflict with the duties of another role.
Role conflict
the acceptable standards of behavior within a group that are shared by the members.
Norms
how hard a person should work in a given group.
Performance Norms
guides us as to how we should look or what our physical appearance should be.
Appearance Norms
how we should behave in social settings.
Social Arrangement Norms
focuses on the allocation of resources in a business surrounding.
Resource Allocation Norms
A socially defined position or rank given to groups or group members by others.
Status
includes group norms, culture, status equity.
group structure status
tend to operate better than those that have an even number, as it eliminates the issue of a tie when votes are taken.
Groups with odd numbers of people
tend to be an ideal size, because they’re still nimble like a smaller group, but they make solid decisions like a larger group does.
Groups of five or seven
the degree to which group members enjoy collaborating with the other members of the group and are motivated to stay in the group.
Cohesiveness
