What are the norms in this group? I had expectations of our group, as well as the other members, I hoped that everyone would work hard and contribute to the assignment equally. We tried to keep everything fair by dividing the sections of the essay, so that everyone was contributing and not just one person completing all the work by themselves. What type or range of behavior does the group attempt to control or have expectations about? For example, are there expectations about dress, topics, attendance, self-disclosure, behavior outside the group, associates, etc.? The behavior the group attempted to control or had expectations about was everyone doing their part and meeting the deadline for the assignment. Another expectation our group had …show more content…
We were all being graded for the work so we just stepped in and added more to her part. It was discouraging at times, but maybe she was going through something and she couldn 't complete the work. She may have been doing the best she could do, and I didn 't feel like it was my job to tell her to go write three pages, when she barley could bring us a paragraph. What roles do members play in the group, e.g. gatekeeper, talkative member? I felt like the other member was the leader, because she helped keep things on track. She was also like the gatekeeper, since she was leaving for Thanksgiving break earlier, we had to present earlier. Therefore, she took on the responsibility of piecing our work together. I did the majority of research and was opened to receiving more information from the other members. During our group time in class and after class we stayed busy researching and feeding off each others ideas to complete the assignment. Who normally performs task-oriented (maintenance) functions within the group; e.g., keeping the group on task, coordinating, giving or seeking information, etc? Other than the leader, of certain members take on aspects of these …show more content…
I think any person can be apart of a higher status by participating in the group meetings and completing the assigned work on time. It not so much about popular kid or the most talkative person in the group, but the one who is trying to do the very best that can, and who wants their group to succeed as a whole. What are the effects of "non-changeable" characteristics on the status ranks in this group? For example, are women generally higher or lower status? Someone of a different ethnic or racial background? The status ranks in our group was not based off of ethnic, racial, gender, or age characteristics. Instead, the status ranks in our group was determined by who worked the hardest and who helped the group accomplish its goals. I believe myself and the other member were ranked higher because we worked hard and dedicated a lot of our time into the assignment, whereas the member did not display those same qualities. Has anyone’s status changed over time? If so, why did it happen? For example, did the member violate norms, learn or contribute new skills, join or leave a subgroup; did the group 's purpose or base of attraction
Another important feature that stands to influence class conflict is Race. The association of particular ethnic groups with class statuses is common in many societies. As a result of conquest or internal ethnic differentiation, a ruling class is often racially homogenous and particular races or ethnic groups in some societies are legally or customarily restricted to occupying particular class positions. Which ethnicities are considered as belonging to high or low classes varies from society to society.
The primary roles that were incorporated into group were defined by the leaders of group. Those leaders included the social workers and group psychologists, as well as students when appropriate. The leaders focused on task and maintenance roles, such as; coordinator, elaborator, evaluator, information seeker, initiator/contributor, opinion giver, procedural technician, encourager, gatekeeper, harmonizer, and standard setter. The individual roles was primarily the dominator. Due to the dominator portion of group, it changed the atmosphere and will be discussed later.
On the other hand,status represents itself in many ways. Especially in the novel The Skin I’m in by Sharon G Flake. In this novel status plays a major role
Leaders will often separate in-group and out-group members based on similarities of the group member and the leader. Other characteristics that can play into it are age, gender, or even a member’s personality. A member can be granted in-group status if the leader thinks the member is competent and is going above and beyond to perform the job functions. As mentioned the two groups that members can fall into are in-group and out-group. In-group members are those that share similarities with the leader. Those similarities can be personality, work ethic, common interests, or even alma maters. In-group members often go above and beyond their job description and the leader does more for these members. In-group members will have their opinions and work ideas looked at in higher regard than out-group members. In-group members typically have higher job satisfaction within the group and are less likely to experience turnover. In-group members are often promoted within the organization f...
The Negative Effects of Social Status “An individual’s or group’s position within a hierarchical social structure. ” This is the definition of socioeconomic status, a concept that affects almost every aspect of your life. Wherever you are, there exists a social scale that impacts you. As a student and young woman who is not of the Caucasian race, I have experienced and seen many problems with the ranking pyramid our communities are based upon.
Working with Chase and Anita on this group project turned out to be a successful experience. Considering the fact that the two out of three of us are athletes with time consuming schedules, I believe we did a really acceptable job of staying on each of our tasks and completing our individual research. We discussed our reading assignments in advance and each agreed that the three of us would take responsibility for one out of the three books. This best worked for our group due to the fact that we had contradicting class schedules. At first, I thought that this would hinder our progress, but in the end we completed the task at hand and everything came together. We brought our work together and tied it all into one presentation, which in my opinion,
Gender is the diffuse status characteristic in this scenario. It is diffused because an individual’s gender
A stratified society shows how members of society are ranked. They are arranged in a hierarchical
My group was composed with Cynthia Perez, Luisa Diaz, Karrah Lyday, and I. At first, we could not come up an idea that would benefit the university community until someone in the group mention the parking lot situation every student and faculty member faces in the morning. We did not have a plan at first, but our goal was to finish the question from the worksheet in which Cynthia took over by writing down all the answers. In my opinion, I feel that I did contribute within the group because I helped to answer several questions from the worksheet. Whereas, Cynthia was writing down the answers, as well as, helping the group come up with other ideas. While we were discussing the question in the group, Karrah’s main focus was to finish the tickets and flyers and she did contribute with several ideas for the group as well. Also, Luisa was part of the group in which she helped out the first day because on the second day she was not in class to finish the questions from the worksheet.
the behavior of others in a group or organisation,set goals for a group, formulate paths to the
A sociologist will also find this topic interesting because of how the individual believes he is of a higher status than others. Status is defined as a prestige a person or group feels that could be formed through education, money, background, popularity etc. When someone who feels that their better background ...
As a team, our second team leadership role is that of a Summarizer. We're all good recorders/communicators seeing as how everyone takes notes on team progress, team decisions, and any assignments that need to be completed in the future. We created an agenda for the team and at the end of the group meeting the recorder of our group would then distribute copies of the responsibilities we equally share across the team to each team member.
In reflection on my learning experience in the group class, I have gained clarity on what sorts of competencies of facilitating group therapy, as well as in what areas social workers and students tend to feel most strong in my practice. Regarding my specific gains in competencies, I feel that I learned the most and was most likely to gain specific group facilitating competencies at the weekly class. Learning in group class is taught me the tools to use to work with groups therapy, communities and also with individuals through the process of changes. In this past three months I think a lot of opportunities have been created to shadowing with (beside and behind) and being a part of group members to learn. In addition, this class has taught me about the skills and how effectively help
...ne K. D., Sheats P., ‘Functional Roles of Group Members’ (Bill Staples, ICA Associates Inc. 2007)
Status- Pg. 96: The position that someone occupies in a social group (also called social status.)