BU288 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Group Polarization, In-Group Favoritism, Absenteeism
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A group is two or more people who interact with each other, where each person is influenced by everyone else"s actions and decisions. Unions, being in a group gives you more say as a whole, and increases your personal security. Since your group has more power, you are less prone to personal losses. Recognition - people join groups to gain a reputation that they would not have had otherwise. Self esteem is how good people feel about themselves. By joining a group that is like-minded, people can feel better about themselves. Affiliation is the process of interacting with other people. When people want to interact with other people, they join groups to find like-minded people to interact with them. Fostering identification with the organization - getting your name out there and making sure people know who you are. Forming: members orient themselves by testing the environment.
