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Study the long-term development of a group to which you currently belong or once belonged. Select a group that has a history that you can document, rather than one that has only recently formed.
For example, classes that meet for a semester before they disband, sports teams, project teams at work, and informal friendship cliques are just a few of the types of groups you could examine.
TASKS:
Identify your group and describe, in detail, when it first formed. Give examples and anecdotal evidence to enhance your description of the group's original formation.
Describe when the group experienced (a) the orientation stage, (b) conflict, (c) increased cohesion and changes in structure, and (4) a period of high performance. Which of the two theories discussed in the book—Tuckman’s stage model or Bale’s equilibrium model—best describes your group?
Discuss the group socialization processes, focusing mainly on yourself. Has your evaluation, commitment, and role in the group changed over time. Has the group changed is evaluation and commitment to you?