deduce how status and power operate in groups, with reference to the Stanford Prison experiment (Haney, Banks & Zimbardo 1973)

what is a group

2 or more ppl who interact, influence another and share a common purpose

status

importance of a person’s position in a group

as perceived by members of the group

status in experiment

Stanford - prestigious uni

guards - banded together group more important than prisoners

power

person’s ability to control or influence - thoughts, behavoiurs and feelings of another

types of power in experiment

legitimate power

coercive power

legitimate power

authority to exercise power over those with a lower status - guards

coercive power

give consequences or remove consequences - guards punished

3 types of leadership

democratic

autocratic

laissez-faire

democratic

negotiates decisions and actions with a group

autocratic

leader makes decisions for group with little consultation

laissez-faire

leader does not take active role in leading - group does as they wish