Gd Chapter 1

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the actions, processes, and changes that occur within groups and between groups

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Group dynamics

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is two or more individuals who are connected by and within social relationships

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Group

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The state of being a part of, or included within, a social group.

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Membership

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A set of interconnected individuals or groups; more generally, any set of social or nonsocial objects that are linked by relational ties.

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Network

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Aspects of the self-concept that derive from relationships and memberships in groups; in particular, those qualities that are held in common by two or more people who recognize that they are members of the same group or social category

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Social identity

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Actions performed by group members that relate to or influence the emotional and interpersonal bonds within the group, including both positive actions (social support, consideration) and negative actions (criticism, conflict).

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Relationship interaction-

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Actions performed by group members that pertain to the group’s projects, tasks, and goals.

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Task interaction

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A conceptual taxonomy developed by Joseph McGrath that orders group tasks in a circular pattern based on two continua: cooperative–competitive and conceptual–behavioral.

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circumplex model of group tasks

circumplex model of group tasks

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The state of being dependent to some degree on other people, as when one’s outcomes, actions, thoughts, feelings, and experiences are determined in whole or in part by others.

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Interdependence

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Group members are not connected to one another at random, but in organized and predictable patterns.

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Structure

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The underlying pattern of roles, norms, and relations among members that organizes groups.

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Group structure

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A coherent set of behaviors expected of people who occupy specific positions within a group.

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Role

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A consensual and often implicit standard that describes what behaviors should and should not be performed in a given context

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Norm

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The strength of the bonds linking individuals to and in the group. entitativity As described by Donald Campbell, the extent to which an assemblage of individuals is perceived to be a group rather than an aggregation of independent, unrelated individuals; the quality of being an entity.

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Group cohesion-

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A small, long-term group, such as families and friendship cliques, characterized by face-to-face interaction, solidarity, and high levels of memberto-group interdependence and identification;

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Primary group

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The belief that all things, including individuals and groups, have a basic nature which makes them what they are and distinguishes them from others

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Essentialism

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A relatively small number of individuals who interact with one another over an extended period of time, such as work groups, clubs, and congregations.

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Social group

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A relatively large aggregation or group of individuals who display similarities in actions and outlook

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Collectives

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An aggregation of people or things that share some common attribute or are related in some way.

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Category

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A hypothetical unifying mental force linking group members together; the fusion of individual consciousness or mind into a transcendent consciousness.

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Collective conscious