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There are as many different types of groups as there are people and cultures. A group can be as small as two people to as many as thousands. Group goals can vary from a married or partnered couple raising a child, to a group of physicians meeting to plan treatment for a particular patient, and beyond.
In this assignment, you are asked to attend a group meeting (this can be a regular work meeting or a community or church meeting, for example). You can also describe a recent group meeting that you attended.
In your paper, clearly identify the type of group you attended, date and location of the group, and what occurred in the group. What goals did the group have – that is, why was this group meeting in the first place?
Integrate terms from your reading of the text to describe your observations.
Discuss any dynamics you observe that may have been due to cultural influences from various members of the group.
Your assignment should include the following information, in paragraph format:
- Type of group (when and where did it meet? How many people were present?)
- Goals of the group (what did this group hope to achieve?)
- A brief summary of what occurred during the group meeting.
- Were there cultural differences evident within the group? What kind? How did this affect the way group members interacted with one another, if at all?
- Briefly describe each of the following as applied to the group meeting you attended (find these characteristics described in Chapter 1 of your text, starting on page 8):
- Composition
- Boundaries: who belongs, and who doesn’t?
- Size
- Interaction
- Interdependence
- Structure
- Goals
- Finally, from the section entitled ‘What is a Group’ in your text (page 4), choose at least three of the definitions of the word ‘group’ and apply each of them to the group you attended (see example below).
- Include a concluding paragraph that sums up your experience
Example: In the context of ‘influence’, the group I attended illustrated this concept through two individuals who initially seemed to be at odds with one another. Through a series of interactions, they eventually agreed upon a compromise, with one person’s ideas clearly influencing the opinion of her counterpart.
Submit your assignment as an MS Word document in APA format. Your assignment should be a minimum of two pages in length, not including the APA formatted title and reference page. You should use the text as your reference. This is how it should appear on your reference page:
Forsyth, Donelson (2018). Group Dynamics. 7th ed. Cengage Learning.
In-text citations for the text will look like this: (Forsyth, 2018).