SO 1003 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Georg Simmel, Tertius Of Iconium, Group Dynamics
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Group has to have a min of two people. Social groups are building blocks for society and for social interaction. George simmel focuses studies on group dynamics and how size matters in what happens in a group. Simmel emphasized differences between dyad (group of two) and triad (group of three) Dyad: most intimate form because each member is mutually dependent on other. If one leaves the group ends: when third person comes in they are either: Plays the original two against each other. As number in group increases, the number of possible relationships increase. The asch test: experiment showed how actions of group influence people. Large groups: formal, specific time, place, goals, and roles, h. cooley. Primary groups: closer and more intimate to members. Secondary groups: no intimate connection, there for a purpose, after groups ends, never see members again. Out-groups: doesn"t have power, sometimes minority. Reference groups: who you want to be, who you look up to.
