1. Group Interactions

2. Bell Activity 5/22/2013 Learning Targets: At the end of class, you will be able to- Define and explain the different types of groups Describe the interactive patterns within groups 1.) What “groups” exist at PCHS? 2.) Finish chapter 16 vocabulary (Due Tomorrow) 3.) Start chapter 19 vocabulary

3. What Are Groups? Group: A collection of people who have shared goals, a degree of interdependence, and some amount of communication. Groups must have the following: Interaction, Interdependence, communication, and shared goals

4. What Are Groups? Interaction is the key factor in forming a group. A crowd waiting at a stop light is not a “group” In order to be classified as a group the members must be interdependent on one another. This means the actions by one member impact the other members. Furthermore, A person may be the group leader, the decision maker, the one who is the listener, or so on. If a person does not fulfill his/her role the group is affected How does this apply to Uniwatch? The group is connected by the Internet. There is a message board for members to communicate with the rest of the group. The posts and messages left by members leads to discussions and debates about different uniform designs and trends. The person who runs the web site is responsible for providing new content-especially since he has the “inside connections.” Members are responsible for passing along any uniform information they find.

5. What Are Groups? Communication is an important part of groups. Communication may be directed outward (t- shirts or uniforms). Communication can be internal, groups may discuss goals, activities, common experiences. How does this apply to UniWatch? Once again, communication takes place mostly over the Internet. You can purchase a t-shirt or design your own membership card

6. What Are Groups? Usually created Share Common Goals: Usually created to perform tasks that one person can’t achieve on their own. How does this Apply to Uniwatch? Uniwatch members/participants have a common goal of sharing different styles of uniforms or uniform oddities or just discussing different “fads” in uniforms.

7. What is the Purpose of Groups? Task Functions: Activities directed toward getting a job completed. Social Functions: responses directed toward satisfying the emotional needs of members. How does this apply to UniWatch? More of a social function as members share ideas and opinions about uniforms. There are also some functions they “get behind” such as fighting ads on unis.

8. What Holds a Groups Together? Norms: Unwritten rules that govern the behavior and attitudes of group members. Example: There are language or behaviors you might exhibit with your friends but not your parents, waiting your turn in a line etc. Rules at home, at work, with friends, etc. Norms for Uniwatch: There are certain rules that regulate the message board to keep people from being cruel to other members. There are also common terms used by members as well as certain styles that are pretty popular among most members.

9. What Holds Groups Together? Common Ideology: ideas, attitudes and goals. Commitment: If a person is willing to pay money, endure hardship or undergo humiliation they are more likely to be very loyal to the group. *Participation strengthens group commitment. What about Uniwatch? Several common goals as stated before. This is kind of a niche area of sports that has not had been very popular in the past. This has lead to a very intense following of those who have an interest in sports uniforms.

10. Group Case Study Describe each of the following for one of the groups: -Identify norms for the group -The group’s ideology -Methods of communication -What is the level of commitment to the group?

11. Bell Activity 5/28/2013 Learning Targets: At the end of class, you will be able to- -Discuss Leadership traits -Discus roles in a group -Explain conformity 1. What are the four things that a group MUST have? 2. What are social norms? 3. Are you a conformist? 4. Work on chapter 19 vocab (section 1 and 2) *Chapter 19 Vocabulary Due Thursday 5/30 *Last Day to Make-up Tests: Friday 5/31

12. Group Assignment Build the tallest structure that can hold a golf ball using the materials provided to you. Good Luck!

13. Group Assignment: Building the Tallest Structure Explain the importance of the following terms interdependence, shared goals, shared ideology, norms and commitment to your group. Who was the “leader” of the group? Why were they leader? Why did the rest of the group “follow” that person? What kind of leader were they?

14. Leadership Styles Authoritarian: Makes all decisions and assigns tasks to group members. Expect obedience Laissez-Faire: Minimally involved in the groups decision making. Follow the group’s goals, not the leader’s. Group members make all decisions Democratic: Encourages group members to come to decisions through consensus; Which type of leader did your group have? Which type is the best?

15. Bell Activity 5/29/2013 Learning Targets: At the end of class, you will be able to -Explain the reasons for conformity -Explain the obedience to authority -Discuss Bystander effect and diffusion of responsibility 1.) What causes people to conform-even when they don’t necessarily agree? 2.) When do humans have an obligation to disobey authority? 3.) Would you help someone in an emergency situation? Work on chapter 19 vocabulary Chapter 19 Vocab (sections 1 and 2) due tomorrow Chapter 19 Test Tomorrow (1 st block), Friday (2 nd block) Last Day to make-up tests is Friday

16. Elevator Norms After viewing the activity.. 1.) Explain what happened 2.) List the “norms” or unwritten rules of riding on the elevator Asch ExperimentAsch Experiment (elevator) Asch Experiment

17. Asch Experiments In this experiment, six people sit on a panel and must tell which lines match. Five participants are collaborators. The sixth is the actual subject. For the first three examples, the collaborators give correct answers. After that they started giving incorrect answers (all gave the same answer). In 12 out of 18 “trials” collaborators gave the wrong answers.)

18. Asch Experiments Asch found that about 75% of the subjects in his experiments would conform to the group. If one other person went against the majority, the subject was likely to go against the majority. If one person questions the majority, others are more likely to examine the issue closely.

19. Why do People Conform? Several Factors: Belonging to a group that emphasizes the role of groups over individuals Desire to be liked Low self-esteem Social shyness Lack of familiarity with a task Group size (conformity grows as size of group grows-up to 5 or six-then levels off) Cultural influences

20. Obedience to Authority Milgram’s ExperimentExperiment According to this experiment, why do people obey authority even when asked to do horrific tasks? Stanford Prison Experiment What does this experiment tell us about putting someone into a position of power? Do you feel these experiments were unethical? Why or why not?

21. What do you do? You live in an apartment complex. One evening, you hear some sort of scuffle outside. Then you hear someone screaming “HELP!” “HELP!” What do you do in this situation? The case of Kitty Genovese

22. Would you help someone in Need? Altruism: Helping others at a cost or a risk; for reasons other than rewards Diffusion of Responsibility: The presence of others lessens an individual’s feelings of responsibility for his or her actions or failure to act. Bystander Effect: An individual does not take action because of the presence of others. So, according to these studies, if we are in a crowded situation and see others acting calmly, we are less likely to help a person in need.