Functional Roles of Group Members Benne and Sheats Functional Roles of Group Members Kenneth D. Benne and Paul Sheats INTRODUCTION I am looking at a handout I preserved from a group facilitation workshop I attended some time ago. It lists the various “roles” or “behaviors” of group members‚ presenting them in three categories: those related to the accomplishment of the group’s task‚ those aimed at building and maintaining the group per se‚ and those aimed at satisfying individual needs
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Functional Roles of Group Members Task Roles 1. Initiator/Contributor Contributes ideas and suggestions; proposes solutions and decisions; proposes new ideas or states old ideas in a novel fashion. 2. Information Seeker Asks for clarification of comments in terms of their factual adequacy; asks for information or facts relevant to the problem; suggests information is needed before making decisions. 3. Information Giver Offers facts or generalizations that may relate to the
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In American history there are many different cases where minority groups have been harassed and attacked violently. There was a time where mobs of people could lynch or beat up a black person just because they looked at you funny‚ didn’t follow the black codes‚ or just because they didn’t like you and most of the time the people got away and the black people just took it. Violence was everywhere in America at this time. “Jim Crow didn’t discriminate between “good” Negroes and “bad” Negroes; every
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Policing Culture Paper Yana Cooper CJA/214 May 23‚ 2014 Albert Mendoza Policing Culture Paper Introduction In today’s American society in policing are a set of fundamentals that helps set the law and keep everything in order or at least try too. We will be discussing the police culture and the significance stress in policing. In addition‚ we will also analyze the culture for women and the ethnic minorities. Also‚ on how they can achieve equality in law enforcement for women. Moreover‚ we
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INEQUALITY Minority group status- treated differently from dominant group *woman considered a minority group *has nothing to do with numbers 4 characteristics ascribed status- born into it ‚ have no control over it Treated differently based on ascribed characteristics U develop a self identity based on membership in this group we develop an awareness of a shared identity. Ethnicity- voluntary‚ fluid and multiple‚ cultural differences‚ not physical appearance. Race- a group of people
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Group Members and Leaders Paper Ephraim Iivula PSY430 June 27‚ 2011 Nicole Darling University of Phoenix Group Members and Leaders The structure of any group is a pool where a group leader emerges to spearhead others toward the attainment of the entire group’s objective. “Very often‚ the most effective leadership occurs when a leader emerges from a group rather than being promoted‚ elected‚ or appointed. The leaders of many political‚ religious‚ and community organizations
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1. What is a sign? What re two parts of a sign? * A sign is anything that could be used to stand for something else. The two parts are a recognizable signifier (form that the sign takes) with a signified (the concept that it represents) 2. According to Howard Zinn‚ whose voices are the ones often neglected by/ left out of history? * The voices left out are done by those who are not popular‚ the common man. 3. Zinn discussed the language used in the Declaration of Independence‚ and
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Wren-Owens ESSAY TITLE / COURSEWORK ASSIGNMENT: Can Political culture be considered a cause or consequence of Democracy? Research Trail WORD COUNT: 1‚192‚ excluding Bibliography. Can Political Culture be considered a cause or consequence of Democracy? A ii) In their widely used academic textbook Comparative Government and Politics (2008) Hague and Harrop present the notion of political culture as being “continually influenced by political and economic development.” This is
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determine what types of people should be represented in advertising? Based on actual population‚ or perhaps based on who companies hope to attract? Often times over and underrepresenting certain populations can have adverse effects on both the viewers and the groups being represented. The two articles I chose to compare look into how advertisers choices on who to represent in their ads leads to certain outcomes. The first‚ by Spoor‚ Jetten‚ & Hornsey‚ addresses the overrepresentation of minority groups
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ESSAY Do you agree with the following statement? It is better to be a member of a group than to be the leader of a group. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. I personally disagree with the statement that it is better to be a member of a group than a leader. It is true that being a member is certainly much more comfortable‚ as you have less responsibility‚ and you are not the one who makes the final decisions. Also‚ some people may be too shy‚ too reserved or not
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