Group Dynamics

Unit 1

Group dynamics

The influential processes that place in groups and also the discipline devoted to the scientific analysis of those dynamics

Group

It is two or more individuals who are connected by and within social relationships

Two or More individuals

A group can range in size from two members to thousands of members.

Who are connected

The members of any given group are networked together like series of interconnected computers.

Membership

People in a group are said to be linked by this.

F - They know who is in their group, who is not, and what qualities are typical of insiders and outsiders.

T/F: Group members do not share a common identity with one another

Social Identity

The perception of themselves as members of the same group or social category is called ______

Social Identity

This creates a sense of “we” and “us”, as well as a sense of “they”

Social Identity

This refers to the aspects of the self-concept that derive from relationships and memberships in groups; in particular, those qualities that are held in common by two or more people who recognize that they are members of the same group or social category.

Robert Bales

Who identified two types of relationships in a group?

• Interaction- varied

• Goals

• Interdependence

• Structure

• Unity

WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF GROUPS?