SOC 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Georg Simmel, Group Dynamics, Groupthink

• School: University of Iowa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1010
• Professor: Lovaglia Michael

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Group: two or more individuals who interact, share goals and norms, and have a su(cid:271)je(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e a(cid:449)are(cid:373)ess as (cid:862)(cid:449)e(cid:863) that is a disti(cid:374)(cid:272)t so(cid:272)ial u(cid:374)it. We are all a member of many groups simotanosuly. We have many different relationships with friends, team members, family, and proffesional colleagues. There are many transforming powers of being in a group, like making you more confident. Dyad: group consisting of exactly two people. Triad: group with three people (less stable than dyads) Georg simmel discovered that the different group dynamics between two and three people was very different. Primary groups: group consisting of intimate and long lasting relationships, they have powerful influnce of the persons personality and self identity (ex: family members) primary groups need expressive needs meaning emotional support/intimacy. Reference groups: you may or may not belogn to this group, but you use them as a standard for things such as values, attitudes, and behaviors.