Saturday, September 15, 2012
Week 4 discussion #3
Even though we look to accept differences from group members we also look for similarities. The pressures of conformity may seem wrong but they are necessary in groups. In groups it is very difficult to find cohesiveness initially but when it interrupted it becomes an issue. Each member of a group must be on the same thought process and line of thinking. When someone acts otherwise and disrupts the flow of the group, that "deviant" is usually out casted from the group. Although differences are usually accepted because they spark ideas and allow for creativity. When a member of a group refuses to go along with a groups plan or acts outside of the norm it disrupts the groups chemistry. "There is frequent discomfort or outright hostility toward those members who consistently raise seemingly irrelevant issues or who refuse to go along with what appears to be majority opinion" (pg. 84). Group cohesiveness is important and essential for success of a group.
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You brought up a very good point in regards to similarities being just as important as differences. Overall, I think you need a balance because one extreme to another would cause unbalance and disruption within a small group. I know I struggled with this especially being in school for college. Sometimes doing group projects, I would want to be able to pick what group I wanted to be in rather than getting randomly put in one. I wanted to be in the one I wanted since I could work with people that I knew were similar in thought and work ethic. At same time, when I did get put in a group, I later realized the differences is what made the whole group experience more enriching. Again, you just need a balance so your post really put that in perspective.
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