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Six Keys Presents: Chapter 5. Greg, Jessica, Stephanie, Stephany, Suzanne, Vincent. What are the principal purpose of this chapter?. To explain the significance of roles in groups To identify the different types of group roles To discuss the role emergence process
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Six Keys Presents:Chapter 5 Greg, Jessica, Stephanie, Stephany, Suzanne, Vincent
What are the principal purpose of this chapter? • To explain the significance of roles in groups • To identify the different types of group roles • To discuss the role emergence process • To explore how members gain and retain group leadership • To discuss how to be an effective leader in groups.
Group Roles • Norms: Broad rules that designate appropriate behavior for all group members, while roles stipulate specific behaviors that are expected for individual group members. • Structure: systematic interrelation of all parts to the whole.
Influence of Roles Not just playing games The expectations attached to roles can have a marked influence on group members’ perceptions. For example, pairs of students performed the roles of questioner & contestant in quiz game. Questioners = looked more impressive asking difficult questions (perception) The Stanford Prison Study
The Stanford Prison Experiment • On one Sunday morning, police officers arrested 10 males • The 10 inmates blindfolded & transported them to the basement of the Stanford University psychology department building • stripped naked, uniforms with an ID #, personal items were prohibited • 11 Guards established a set of rules that the prisoners were to follow without hesitation • The study was terminated after only 6 days.
The Experiment (2010) Trailer • A Movie trailer • http://youtu.be/TfC1SZaMyeg • This video is not the actual Stanford Prison Experiment conducted by Zimbrado
Role Emergence • Occurs in formal structures. • Relevant in small, informal, leaderless groups without history. • Individuals bid to play a role because they have specific skills. High Status Roles: Perceived by those who are task oriented Maintenance Roles: Lower status, Helpers, Usually women
Group Endorsement: • Acceptance by the group of member’s bid to play a role. This precedes by trial and error. Role Specialization: • When an individual settles into primary role. Can play more than one role.
Role Conflict • Role reversal is stepping into a roll distinctively different from or opposite of a roll we are accustomed to playing.
Role Fixation • Role Fixation: Stuck playing one part • Role-fixation in decision making can happen when a person leaves a group • Sometimes a group uses role-fixation to its own detriment • Some solutions: demonstrate flexibility, avoid disruptive roles, be experimental