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Group Membership
More on Group Dynamics
Motto
n People would generally much rather depend upon a leader to tell them what to do than determine that for themselves.
M. Scott Peck, M.D.
n The best way to get things done is not to mind who gets credit for doing them
Benjamin Jowett
Lecture Outline
n Group Roles
n Group Norms
n Group Cohesiveness
n Group Goals
n Group’s member personal qualities
Group roles defined
n The concept of role, borrowed from the theatre, refers to the character an actor portrays in a play.

n Similarly, in a group, it is a position an individual takes as a member of a group.
Group roles
n Groups vary in what they consider necessary roles in the group and how these roles will be distributed.

n Highly structured groups may assign roles (i.e. leader and recorder role).
n Less formal groups may have members interchanging roles (role specialization occurs later).
n Social groups, where ro...