¶ … Social Group to Be Examined Is a Study Grou

It is a primary group. Members have a common goal and interact directly with each other.

The group meets for the purpose of assisting each other in achieving in their studies and each person takes part because of their own need to achieve in their studies.

The group has five members, all of whom are studying the same subjects. There are differences in age, ability, and the amount they contribute to the group.

One member is the leader of the group, being the leader because of their competence at all of the subjects. Their role is more of a teacher, than a student. Two of the members are both teachers and students, contributing as well as taking from the group. One member is less able than the group and contributes less, their role is as a student, rather than a teacher. One member is older and also performs a motherly role, taking care of the group and also acting as a peacemaker.

The group norms include folkways and mores that would apply to all social interactions. There are also folkways and mores specific to the group. A more is that there will be no plagiarizing from each other, breaking of this would mean that the group would no longer continue. A folkway is that the group all contribute as much as possible to assist each other. Without this the group would continue but would be strained. The ideal norm would be that everyone helps everyone as much as possible. The real norm is that everyone contributes as much as they have to, to ensure that they gain fully from the group.

7. The types of social interaction occurring include: exchange, exchanging information; cooperation, cooperating to help each other learn and pass the subjects; and competition, competing against each other to obtain the highest marks.

8. Group member behavior is controlled by the norms and also by each person's own needs within the group.