Joining and Leaving Groups

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Joining and Leaving Groups

• Psychology 300
• Sociology 360
• William P. Wattles, Ph.D.

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Introversion

• Introverts
• Bashful
• Withdrawn
• Quiet
• Shy
• More likely to seek inner self for stimulation.

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Extraversion

• Extraverts
• sociable
• outgoing
• talkative
• Look outside themselves for stimulation.

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Social Motivation

• Need for Affiliation.
• The dispositional tendency to seek out others.
• People high in need for affiliation seek groups
  but have more anxiety

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Social Motivation

• Need for intimacy
• The tendency to seek warm, positive relations
  with others.

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Social Motivation

• Need for Power.
• Tendency to seek control over others
• Prefer larger groups, active roles.

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FIRO

• Groups can fill three major needs
• Inclusion
• Control
• Affection

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Downward social comparison

• Comparing ourselves to those performing less
  effectively.
• Were not doing so badly

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Upward Social Comparison

• Looking at those performing above us also helps
  us cope.
• Hope
• Direction

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Social Support

• Emotional support , advice, guidance and
  assistance given to others to deal with stress,
  and crises.

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Group Membership Satisfaction

• CL
• Quality of a social relationship
• Clalt
• Quality of other groups

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Stages of Socialization

• Investigation
• Socialization
• Maintenance
• Resocialization
• Remembrance

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