Group Influence
Group Influence
Eva Chadwick
PSY/400
12/15/2015
Dr. Wade Lijewski
Group Influence
Throughout history, social groups and primary groups represents individuals who associates a connection with comparable others. Giving a presence of homophily within a group of people who share similarities like age, culture, social status, and even religious beliefs. However, a group never begins with three or four different individuals who have dissimilar views or perspectives. Groups begins with one, two, or three individuals who have different beliefs, views, and opinions. These individuals or individual looks for others that share similarities, so that he or she could join “the cause.” These individuals or individual persuade others to change his or her views to the communicator’s beliefs or views, so he or she could also join the cause. The point of the matter is that groups can influence or persuade others to believe in what the group believes in (Myers, 2010). Such beliefs could cause a positive or negative impact in which its outcome depends on the type of message the group communicates. However, positive groups are still within today’s society that influences others to live life with morals and good values. A group that persuades teens and young adults to join the meetings that changes bad behavior to good behavior, abstinence, and how to live a life without drugs and violence. The group of teens and young adults who calls him or herself “Oasis de Vida Eterna” (Oasis of Eternal Life).
The youth group of Oasis of Eternal Life have been around for eight years and dedicates every Friday night to have a meeting. In each meeting the group discusses different topics that pertain to anti-drug use, anti-violence, abstinence, and behavior modification. Even though Oasis of Eternal Life have different groups, such as men’s group, women’s group, teen and young adult group, juvenile group, and child group. The focus of this observation will be on the teen and young adult group.
Eva Chadwick
PSY/400
12/15/2015
Dr. Wade Lijewski
Group Influence
Throughout history, social groups and primary groups represents individuals who associates a connection with comparable others. Giving a presence of homophily within a group of people who share similarities like age, culture, social status, and even religious beliefs. However, a group never begins with three or four different individuals who have dissimilar views or perspectives. Groups begins with one, two, or three individuals who have different beliefs, views, and opinions. These individuals or individual looks for others that share similarities, so that he or she could join “the cause.” These individuals or individual persuade others to change his or her views to the communicator’s beliefs or views, so he or she could also join the cause. The point of the matter is that groups can influence or persuade others to believe in what the group believes in (Myers, 2010). Such beliefs could cause a positive or negative impact in which its outcome depends on the type of message the group communicates. However, positive groups are still within today’s society that influences others to live life with morals and good values. A group that persuades teens and young adults to join the meetings that changes bad behavior to good behavior, abstinence, and how to live a life without drugs and violence. The group of teens and young adults who calls him or herself “Oasis de Vida Eterna” (Oasis of Eternal Life).
The youth group of Oasis of Eternal Life have been around for eight years and dedicates every Friday night to have a meeting. In each meeting the group discusses different topics that pertain to anti-drug use, anti-violence, abstinence, and behavior modification. Even though Oasis of Eternal Life have different groups, such as men’s group, women’s group, teen and young adult group, juvenile group, and child group. The focus of this observation will be on the teen and young adult group.
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