PSYB10H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Order Of The Solar Temple, Totalitarianism, Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
9 Dec 2013
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Groups have social norms that guide behaviour. Groups also tend to have well defined social roles. Groups can vary in levels of group cohesiveness (how much we view a group to be a solid group rather than a diffuse set of individuals) A group"s prescriptions for the behaviour, values, and beliefs of its members. Group members are expected to conform to these norms. Members who deviate from norms are punished or rejected. A group"s expectations for the behaviour and responsibilities of various subgroups of its. Individual personality may be taken over by power of role. The degree to which a group is or is percieved to be close knit and similar i. e sororities and fraternities. Violation of social roles meets with censure from other group members. Cohesiveness promotes liking and in group favouritism. How do groups affect us: social facilitation and social loa ng, group decision-making, deindividuation, bad groups: destructive cults.
