PSYC 2310 Lecture Notes - Social Dilemma, Ethnocentrism, Ross University School Of Medicine

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2310
• Professor: Saba Safdar

Document Summary

Some central elements in conceptualisation of a group: There is nothing more to a group than the people who comprise it. There is something more to a group than just the people who comprise it. Norms= norms are ways of specifying that are acceptable (or unacceptable) attitudes and behaviours of group members. For individuals: norms are frame of reference to interpret the world, provided predictability and useful in novel situations. For group: norms serve as social regulation that helps the group runs smoothly and enhance group identity. Central norms: we don t want people to violate them. The margin for deviation from central norms is small but general norms it is larger. Levine & moreland- 3 processes of group socialization: 1. Group exists over time and individuals move into or out of groups. Groups and individuals exert reciprocal influence over each other. Levine & moreland- group socialization has 5 stages of group membership, separated by 4 transitions.