Communication in Small Groups Chapter 10/Week 10 Part 1

Overview - Part 1 Lecture/narrative on East Germany Archetypes: different conceptions and connections

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EAST GERMANY WEST GERMANY

“New ideas are wanted. Think, talk, do.”

“Quality is a matter of honor.”

Summary of “Self-Destructing State” The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 –40th anniversary of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) –Propaganda apparatus was comprehensive –Unorganized, socially isolated population took to the streets Collective institutions and small face-to-face groups created by the state –inadvertently create an oppositional public –structured opportunities for dissent that leads to resistance

Summary of Archetypes

The Concept of a Group Archetype Key features –Image or model of a particular group type –Idealized as following routine patterns, having regularized behavior –Has a common name in the vernacular Socially situated –Product of a particular society –Exists in a well-suited institutional/cultural niche

Reviewing Different Archetypal Conceptions and Connections (Optional exercise: Have students brainstorm about the different small group archetypes, whether they are positive or negative, and how they are connected to other archetypes -- the following slides are the results of their work.) New archetype forms: Discuss and evaluate Valences: Positive/negatve Key connections

Acrimonious Family Parlia- mentary Council Consensual Democracy Groupthink Deliberative Jury Harmonious Family Band Social Gang (Clique) CR Group Support Group Therapeutic Group Play Group Collab- orative Learning Group Athletic Team Heist Team Criminal Gang Self- Managing Work Team Task Force X-Team Activist Group

Family Jury Band Clique Support Group Athletic Team Heist Team Criminal Gang Work Team Task Force Activist Group Larps Navy Seals Hobby groups Brothel Drug trafficking Cults Retirement group Friend group Red text = negative influence on society Blue bubble = major importance to society Powers et al.

Family + Peer Groups + Bands + Play Group + Work Groups + Religious Groups +/- Gangs - Sports Teams + LARP + Support Groups + Civic + Cults - High School Cliques - Task Force + Jury + Duran et al.

Sports Teams Military Support Groups Family Bands Conscious Raising Work Groups Jury Clique Friend Groups Gangs Cults Online Group Committee Task Force Roommates Clubs Religious Play Groups LARPS Activist Groups Wyland et al.

Activist + Cliques + Work Team + Superhero Teams + Task Force + Military + Cults - Volunteer + X Teams - Support Groups + Jury + Family + Gamers - Friend Group + Criminal Gangs - Sports Teams + Bands + LARP + Italic: Major Group (+): Overall Positive Group (-): Overall Negative Group Doherty et al.

Acrimonious Family Parlia- mentary Council Consensual Democracy Groupthink Deliberative Jury Harmonious Family Band Social Gang (Clique) CR Group Support Group Therapeutic Group Play Group Collab- orative Learning Group Athletic Team Heist Team Criminal Gang Self- Managing Work Team Task Force X-Team Activist Group Military Groups Leadership Team Friends Clubs Church Group Sorority/ Fraternity Cults roommates LARP Fan Clubs Volunteer Groups Terrorist Groups Simpson et al.

Acrimonious Family Parlia- mentary Council Consensual Democracy Groupthink Deliberative Jury Harmonious Family Band Social Gang (Clique) CR Group Support Group Therapeutic Group Play Group Collab- orative Learning Group Athletic Team Heist Team Criminal Gang Self- Managing Work Team Task Force X-Team Activist Group Cults Social Interest Group Friend Group Frat/ Sorority Military Force Volunteer Org. Committee Group Grass roots Group Church Group Covent Group Study Group LARPS McKeown et al.

Family Cliques Cult Band Roommates Orchestra+ Gang Friends Sports Team Support Group Activist Group Committee Jury Work Team Club Live-Action Role Playing Task Force Navy Seals Major Importance Minor Importance / Positive Influence Negative Influence Group Archetype Exercise O’Sullivan et al.

Family Lab teams + Work teams study groups + Research group + Friends + Cult _ Support group + Larp Sports Team + Task force Minority Group Clique Religious group Jury + Leadership team Military teams + Gang - Band Exec board Supreme Court + Activist group Theater Heist Group - Family + - Religious Group + Wilkins et al.

Cults Religious Groups Cliques Friends Groups Pledge Class BandsAA Family Gangs larping Sports Teams Military Task Force Support Groups Heist Team Work Force Activist Groups Feminist Groups Task Force Pit CrewJury KEY = Major Group = Negatively influences individual or group = Positively infuences individual or group

Communication in Small Groups Chapter 10/Week 10 Part 2

Overview - Part 2 Journal groups –Journal #8: Group maturity –Journal #9: EST exercise Closing lecture –Summary EST framework spanning the theories and concepts in Group in Society –Theory and practice revisited: Small groups and social movements –Final practical insights on small groups

Group interaction Cognitive and emotional processing Group decisions and records Subjective member assessments Tasks and/or purpose Group structure Member goals, beliefs, and characteristics Local context Social system Embedded System Framework

EST Summary Rigor of discussion Completeness of information exchange Positive/negative social relations Procedural monitoring/talk Symbolic expression/ Narrative processing Treatment of deviance Quality of group decisions/ performance Assessment of fairness/quality of group process Attitudes toward different social groups Nature of group task (esp. coop./competitive) Decision rule and discussion procedures Role/power relationships Leadership style/ability Group maturity/flexibility Group cohesion, trust, and commitment Distribution of member beliefs, attitudes, information Member social identities and ties to other groups Member mental health (self-confidence, anxiety) Institutional support/ training for groups Competitiveness and equity of power/status relations and rewards Policies toward diversity/innovation Socio-economic divisions/stratification Cultural orientations (individualist/collectivist, hierarchical/egalitarian) Pool of group archetypes, roles, social identities, and cultural myths Legal/constitutional procedural requirements