Social Work With Groups

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Trait Approach

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Assumes that leaders have inherent personal characteristics, or traits, that distinguish them from followers. Leaders are born not made.

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Charisma

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Extraordinary power, as of working miracles; must have a sense of mission a belief in the social change movement they lead, confidence in oneself.

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Machiavellianism

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Associated with the notion that politics is amoral and that any means should be used to achieve political power. People are basically fallible, gullible, untrustworthy, and weak. Should be manipulated so that the leader can achieve his goals.

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Position Approach

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Defines leadership in terms of authority of a particular position. Focuses on studying the behavior, training and personal background of leaders in high-level positions.

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Authoritarian Leaders

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Have absolute power than democratic leaders, set goals and policies, dictate the activities of the members, and develop major plans.

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Distributed-function.s Approach

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Leadership is defined as the performance of acts that help the group maintain itself and reach its goals. Leadership functions include setting goals, selecting and implanting tasks, and providing resources to accomplish group goals

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Task Roles

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Are those needed to accomplish specific goal set by a group

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Maintenance Roles

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strengthen social/emotional bonds within the group.

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Coercive Power

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The ability to fire a worker who falls below a given level of production. B's perceptions that A can dispense punishments or remove positive consequences.

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Legitimate Power

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Related to an internalized value or norm and is probably the most complex of the five power bases. Based on the perception by B that A has a legitimate right to prescribe what constitutes proper behavior for him and that B has an obligation to accept this influence.

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Expert Power

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Accepting a physician's advice in medical matters. Based on the perception that a person has knowledge or expertise that is the source of power.

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Goal

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End toward which an individual or group of people is working. Ideal or desired achievement that people value.

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Group Norms

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Rules that specify proper group behavior. A rule must be accepted by a majority of the group.

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Conformity

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Mean yielding to group pressure; a group member must experience conflict between the influences exerted by the group and his own personal values.

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Idopsyncrasy Credits

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Every member of a group gains credits by exhibiting competence and conforming to the expectations applicable at a given time.

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The Bear

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This person openly expresses anger, rage, frustration, resentment, and hostility.

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The Eager Beaver

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This person volunteers to do crucial tasks but has little intention of completing them and is simply seducing other members into believing he or she is a willing contributor

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The Beltliner

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Subjects that are extremely sensitive. (physical characteristics, intelligence, past behavior. Members who make subtle negative comments about the sensitive areas of other members threaten group cohesion and morale.

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The Trivial Tyrannizer

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This member annoys a group with constant interruptions and digressions. (arrive late, leave early)

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The Shirker

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A group member may be disruptive simply by failing to do anything for the group. They evade responsibilities by using a variety of excuses.