GROUPS &
ORGANIZATIONS
Different types in terms of social relationships and functions:
Primary Groups
Secondary Groups
In-groups
Out-groups
Reference Groups
Group Size
Social Networks
Electronic Communities.s:
Facts about Groups and a Description of an Organization
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The essence of life in society. A group can have temporal status. There are times when a crowd can become a group and then a crowd once more.
Groupthinking: Potentially dangerous.
Narrowing of thought by a group of people.
Perception that there is only one correct answer.
All members of the group are impelled, by loyalty and trust, to accept.
Funtions of Groups: Groups perform various functions for people, there are the reference groups, in-groups and out-groups
The ways in which individuals affect groups and the ways in which groups influence individuals.
Group dynamics are affected by group size, types of leaders, and leadership styles.
Size influences significantly how members socially interact.
As a group's membership is added to arithmetically, the number of possible relationships increases in a geometric progression.