Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work. - Vince Lombardi
This chapter is about groups and organizations. The group part of the chapter interested me the most. This being because I never really thought of how they work together or how in some groups people just conform to all be the same instead of themselves. There are many different types of groups and different was they interact with each other. It’s interesting to how far people will go to be a part of a group; this is shown in Stanley Milgram’s shock experiments. It’s not an overly long chapter but it is interesting and in a way can relate to me.
The drawing represents the thought of group think, which is the tendency for group members to reach a consensus opinion, even if that decision is downright stupid. In the drawing there is a group of men all having something different to say on the subject but when asked if they are for the subject at the bottom it shows them all saying, “Aye,” so to agree with was is being proposed even though they all know it is wrong. The video clip below the drawing is also an example of group think.
The quote above by Vince Lombardi, I choose for this chapter because it is about being part of a group. And that a group makes a lot work even societies and civilizations.
*At the end there are two website links and a link to an article that go into depth on the subject of social interactions and social structure.
Websites:
This site describes how groups interact with eachother. It is not only about groupthink but goes on to give examples of how groups work together and how the individuals tend to conform to what the group thinks.
This site discusses what groups and organizations are, what types of groups there are, and how leaders emerge from within the groups and organizations.
Article:
Herald Sun (Australia), February 21, 2009 Saturday, 1 - FIRST Edition, GROUPTHINK, SECTION: BUSINESS; Pg. 80
Crossword Puzzle:
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