Thursday, April 23, 2009

We do not live in a vacuum. A sense of belonging.

We do not live in a vacuum. A sense of belonging.

Achieving a high degree of cohesion leads to good interaction between members of the group, helping themselves, the satisfaction of working in a group. Participants in such groups more efficient and try to maintain contact in the work (which can be expressed, for example, in reducing absenteeism). This may strengthen the emotional motivation while reducing the functional as well as hostility towards other groups and his own glorification.

The process and method of operation of the group depends on its size. In most groups it is possible to detect the internal rivalries and the struggle for higher social status. Participants in groups to create coalitions of defensive and offensive nature of these coalitions can be a long time or be situational. Most of the time formed a coalition "weak" to "strong."

In large groups to participate in their lives more difficult. It is changing the nature of the relationship between human beings. Many people pretend to express their views, while stronger than the fear of a large audience, harder to influence the actions of others. On the other hand, in large groups more variety of personalities, talents and styles of behavior. Here, fewer constraints and is easier to express displeasure. However, if the job in a large group of established rules and division of responsibilities.

All social groups establish their own rules, which can be defined as a single sample of perception and thinking, common beliefs and social actions. The rules are more specific, if related to the core activities of the group.

EXAMPLE:

For example, the school should be guided by clear and specific rules of the educational process, a dance troupe makes clear requirements to clothing, movements, hair, etc.

The rules affect our lives. Many acts - this is the result of conformity. Think how much you will be upset if unintentionally violating any rule: forget to greet boss, sneezes at symphony concerts, appears in the soiree at the wrong clothes, do not apply a coat lady ...

The group originally had between them something in common, and this similarity is reinforced through common standards. This is manifested in the pursuit of coercion, as well as to isolate the individual group members. Anyone who does not wish to obey the rules of the group, forced to this in different ways, or rejected. Violators of norms rejected if their behavior relates to important events for the group if it is seen as a challenge to established opinion, if it prevents the group to achieve success.

EXAMPLE:

An example is the refusal of the player's sports teams to participate in the general practice or demonstrative drinking member of the group teetotaler. People tend to imitate the warehouse conformist group even erroneous responses, incorrect decisions and senseless actions. In doing so, people may behave even deviant (deviating from the rules), but as a result, they encourage the group to reflect and choosing the best way to solve the problem.

Deviant behavior in these cases is seen as a positive innovation and originality and independence are prized above all in such spheres as science, art, fashion, though also within certain limits.

In any group there is a certain hierarchy. This is useful because
Group activities, particularly large, is more effective with a clear command structure. At the initial stage of the group between those with a pronounced desire to dominate the struggle for status occurs. These people are performing various functions related to the implementation of group objectives, are perceived as potential leaders. Eventually one of them recognized leader.

A specific kind of interaction. The situation of people in a group are more dependent on its contribution to the achievement of the group than on individual characteristics of his personality. The status of the group depends on how this man is useful for the group. Often occur in groups of social roles: 1

- Functional leader focusing on the implementation of specific actions related to the objectives and group settings;

- Socio-emotional leader who cares about interpersonal relationships, the comfort and sense of security.

It turns out that the different roles. Hard to be "expert-realist-economist" and "empathize-sympathizers, who comforts" at the same time.

Go to the discussion of patterns and features of the natural, normal social groups to which we all belong.

Families.

They differ from many other groups, particularly age structure. Every culture has its own well-defined models of relations between spouses, between parents and children and between siblings. Families are the same variety, as well as their individual components - will not find two identical, although the lists are identical roles. The behavior of individual family members must be well coordinated, since the limited common living space. Sleep, eat, rest, raise their children ... Dispose of property, take a (mostly) the same position in the wider community, and while our relationship was informal. In a healthy family does not preclude the expression of feelings. Note that there are few groups in which we can nicker in full voice, clothes, crying, kissing, creep ... If your family all these actions are prohibited, you have cause for concern. Violent expressions of joy, affection, disapproval - is evidence of family health. The friendly team.

This group is also largely specific. The friendly groups have no formal structure. They are not any specific and binding for the realization of group goals. They are most often composed of persons of the same age and origin with the same interests and values that are found to co-host of fun. In these cases, the so-called affiliativny apparent motive, arising from the needs in communication, emotional relations, friendship, love (affiliation). Members of such groups, enjoy social support, advice, and often material support each other. For young people (aged 15 to 25 years) is very important group of peers. It forms an environment in which they can feel more independent from their families, there may be acquainted with peers and meet the opposite sex, and thus almost ready to create their own family. In these groups, young people acquire a variety of social skills and, consequently, the maturity and independence. If we are not identified as a teenager with a group of peers, we may have problems with feelings of loneliness, the hierarchy of values, a sense of adult responsibility for themselves and their relationships with other people.
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