Socal Factors that Contribute to an Indivudals Sense of Belonging and Roles they adopt within groups

What is the acronym for Social Factors that infulence what roles are adopted within a group

G - Gender Expectations
R - Relationsip with group members
A - Attitudes of Group members
M - Media

What is M in this acronym

Media

What is A in this acronym

Attitutes of group members

What is R in this acronym

Relationships with group members

What is G in this acronym

Gender Expectations

How do the four elements of GRAM impact group dynamics?

These four elements have an impact on the group’s cohesiveness and are related to the way people act or react in a group situation.

Socail Factors Definition:

Social factors are external to individuals and are the factors that can influence how successfully one can contribute to a group.

How can a relationships within a group impact the groups productivty?

The better the group relationships are the higher the productivty, cohesiveness, and sence of belonging is present within a group.

How does the attitudes of the group members impact the group?

It can be either a hindrance or an aid inrelation to the group’s potential.

E.g.
-attitude:
- often complain,
- not motivated
- try to bring other group members down.

+ attitude:
- will be helpful and willing,
- motivated,
- encouraging,
- will see the good in both people and situations.

How do gender expectations the types of roles leaders adopt and the sense of belonging someone expereinces within a group?

• Male and female perceive leaders in different ways, which may cause a leader to adapt to the expectations conteracting the gender sterotypes group memebers have placed upon them.

• a group memeber who is of the same sex of the leader may feel that they can idenity better, increasing sense of belonging.

• e.g. A female group member may perceive a female leader to be strong, influential and capable, whereas if a male leader acts in the same way, she might perceive him to be dominant, overriding and forceful.

• A female leader who has gender sterotypes of introverted and passive placed upon her will need to concentrate on having a leadership style where she is open, unreserved and proactive.

• A male leader who has gender sterotypes of dominant and overriding placed upon him will need to concentraton being an effective leader by being a less commanding presence and not overriding his fellow group members.

How does the media impact the group?

The ways group is portayed in media can have + and - impact on people in the group and how group is perseved.
e.g
- impact: if a political party is scrunited by a range a media, members in that group may become stressed and not perform as well. Members on the public may chose to base their view on how the party is depicted in the media.
+ impact: aids growth of groups through advertising and can raise awareness