SOC 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Group Dynamics, Social Group, News
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Two or more people who identify and interact with one another: non groups occupation, ex. Category: those with a status in common such as ethnicity or. Crowd: non-interacting group, such as an audience. But a common experience would turn a non-group into a group. A small social group whose members share personal and lasting relationships. Cooley called this type of group primary because they: are the first groups we experience, shape attitudes, behaviour, and identity, provide economic and other assistance, are bound by emotion and loyalty. Small circels of friends may have no leader at all. However large secondary groups place leaders in a formal chain of command. Leaders male plans, give orders, and get things done. Leadres raise group morale and minimize tension and conflict among members. Makes decisions; demands that group members obey. Draw on creative ideas of members: laissez-faire. Leader mainly lets group function on its own. Groups influence the behaviour of their members by promoting conformity.
