Group development and norms individual and group needs
Group development and norms, individual and group needs On the day we were born, we joined a big group called society. ... We don・t recognise that we are actually in a group, but our behaviour is strongly influenced during the interaction, we get a picture of ourselves through the others and develop our personal scale of values. ... First of all I would like to define what a group is. ... We talk about ：group-like； if the group members consider themselves as a self contained persons, certain values and goals are the same and they interact with each other. We talk about a functional group if all the group-like characteristics are present and furthermore, their goals are the same and they tend to reach that with common efforts and group norms are developing. In an organised group a set of rules is developed which supports their activity. In a set or a class, only characteristics are the same, but group members know each other・s personal values. ... Certain questions can be asked concerning a group. ... How many members the group has? ... How is the group born? ... In order to form a group, first of all people have to get to know each other. ... According to Cartwright and Zander (1968), a group is formed by one or more people in order to reach a certain goal.