{"id":63,"date":"2012-06-15T17:50:23","date_gmt":"2012-06-15T07:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stevewatson.info\/blog\/2012\/06\/15\/a-selection-of-actions-in-the-world-of-groups\/"},"modified":"2012-06-15T18:01:43","modified_gmt":"2012-06-15T08:01:43","slug":"a-selection-of-actions-in-the-world-of-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevewatson.info\/blog\/2012\/06\/15\/a-selection-of-actions-in-the-world-of-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"A Selection of Actions in the World of Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Selection of Actions in the World of Groups<\/p>\n

There are a number of actions in the social world that can be associated with groups as actors. <\/p>\n

The following are actions that are associated with single groups.<\/p>\n

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  1. Formation<\/i>:\tA group is formed when several individuals come together. <\/li>\n
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    • A book club is formed to pursue a common interest in literature.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
    • Expansion<\/i>:\tMore members attach themselves to the original group. <\/li>\n
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      • Others who share the literary interest join the club when they observe that the club has been successful for the existing members.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
      • Contraction<\/i>:\tMembership declines<\/li>\n
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        • Members leave and others do not join when it is seen that the organization of the club is poor, and does not function well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
        • Persistence<\/i>:\tIndividuals join and leave<\/li>\n
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          • Some move away and others join, but the function of the club is unchanged.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
          • Transformation<\/i>: The nature of the group alters<\/li>\n
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            • As membership changes the function of the club also drifts, becoming a political lobby group.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
            • Dissolution<\/i>:\tThe group ceases to operate or to exist as a group.<\/li>\n
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              • All the once-members join other clubs which suit them better and no others join, or the book club simply stops meeting through lack of interest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
              • Division<\/i>:\tThe group divides into separate groups. <\/li>\n
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                • Those who are interested in genre fiction form a separate book club more in keeping with their interests. The two clubs have little to do with each other.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
                • Subdivision<\/i>:\tSubgroups form within the group.<\/li>\n
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                  • Those who prefer one literary style hold their own meetings, but without resigning or ceasing to participate in the general club activities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ol>\n

                    The following are interactions that may be observed between groups<\/p>\n

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                    1. Absorption<\/i>:\tA group attracts the membership of another group. (Set union.)<\/li>\n
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                      • The book club joins a larger literary society<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
                      • Insertion<\/i>:\tA group provides members to another group. (Set intersection.)<\/li>\n
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                        • Members of the university Trotskyist club infiltrate the book club (with a view to eventually taking it over and altering its function!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
                        • Disruption<\/i>:\tA group interrupts the functioning of another group<\/li>\n
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                          • The book club divides along political lines and it\u2019s difficult to get any reading done with all the infighting happening. The Trotskyists insist that all book discussions are political meetings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
                          • Concentration<\/i>:A group causes the intensification of the membership relationships in another group<\/li>\n
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                            • The film club begins a campaign against the \u2018old-fashioned\u2019 book club, possibly threatening its unhampered continued operation. The book club members are motivated to defend their interests.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ol>\n

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                              A Selection of Actions in the World of Groups There are a number of actions in the social world that can be associated with groups as actors. The following are actions that are associated with single groups. Formation: A group is formed when several individuals come together. A book club is formed to pursue a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[29],"class_list":["post-63","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sociology","tag-groups"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stevewatson.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stevewatson.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stevewatson.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stevewatson.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stevewatson.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stevewatson.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stevewatson.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stevewatson.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stevewatson.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}