PSYC 325 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Asteroid Family, Glass Ceiling, Secret Ballot
12 May 2016
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They assembled together for a common purpose. two people are a dyad why people join groups formin relationships with other people fulfills a number of basic human needs. Baumeister and leary our evolotuionary past, there was a an advantage to establishing bonds with other people. If you bonded, you could hunt and grow food. Being in a group has become innate in some societies. Cameron the groups to which we belong even play an important role in defining who we expect to be in the future. Feeling a part of the university was associated with positive self esteem that would hep them aspire in the future. Group membership plays a role in motivating people to become involved in social change. O"neill board members ofa transition house for battered woman, peace activitist, and lower class eighbors protesting toxic waste. Those who identified most strongly with their group were most likely to engage in social action.
