Individuals+&+Groups

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The Individual
Copy the notes from OHP. Complete the following activities on the Moodle and submit your work through the Moodle once completed. [|7.1 Mindmap activity] [|7.2 review quiz]
 * TASK 1**

Group Formation
Reasons for Group Formation: Gay and lesbian couples may form social groups in response to their shared values, beliefs and experiences. Current legislation is providing greater acknowledgement of the legal formation of such groups. //Check out any activity relating to current legislation// //particularly in NSW.// Communities may create groups for people to provide them with opportunities for help e.g. groups for reformed alcoholics, drug addicts and gamblers. Groups with specific needs may be larger than just the community, e.g. parents who have lost a child in a car accident, women with breast cancer, and people with anaphylaxis. Groups can be formed purely to satisfy their need for social interaction e.g. parents who always take their child to sport practice, stay-at-home mums who regularly catch up for coffee, teenagers who meet up with their friends to go shopping. These groups generally share common values, goals, beliefs and standards. An individual who belongs to a particular culture is a major reason for the formation of many groups. This provides an opportunity to reflect on and celebrate traditions practised in their country of origin. E.g. cultural dance group, Chinese New Year celebrations. Belonging to specific groups is generally associated with heightened self-esteem and helps to enhance the self-confidence of an individual. Other reasons for an individual to join a group may be to:
 * Sexuality **
 * Specific need **
 * Social interaction **
 * Culture **
 * Other reasons **
 * gain greater recognition or power
 * gain status

Leadership
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TASK 2
Research two of the following people below to determine the type of leader they were/are.

Adolf Hitler Bob Brown Pol Pot Greg Chappel Dawn Fraser Jim Stynes Kym Jon Il Che Guevara Oprah Winfrey Ellen Degeneres



**Homework TASK**
TUESDAY 3rd April //Find an article portraying women in leadership roles. Name the article, give a brief outline of the story and explain how the// //woman/women is portrayed.//

**Management v's Leadership**

 * Copy the information in the word document below**

Explain the difference between management and leadership. Complete the table below .
 * //TASK 3//**
 * **Management** || **Leadership** ||
 * * Plans & budgets
 * Organisational matters
 * staffing & recruitment
 * Proiblem solving || * establishes direction
 * aligns people - communicates direction in words
 * motivates, energises & inspires

Conflict
People live, work, and play together and it is important for them to get along. To do so people must understand the following ideas about conflict:
 * Conflict is a natural part of everyday life
 * Conflict can be handled in positive or negative ways
 * Conflict can have either creative or destructive results
 * Conflict can be positive for personal growth and social change

Understanding how to resolve a conflict begins with identifying the source of conflict. Disputes between people usually involve the attempt to meet certain basic needs for belonging, power, freedom or fun.
 * Belonging: Loving, sharing and coperation with others
 * Power: Achieveing, accomplishing and being recognised and respected
 * Freedom: Making choices in our lives
 * Fun: Laughing and playing

e.g. a student who values honesty in a friendship would be upset if a friend lies to her.
 * Limited resources and different values**
 * Often limited resources or different values can be the underlying cause of conflict, e.g. lack of time, money
 * When people in conflict talk about honesty, equal rights or fairness, the conflict is probably about different values.
 * Needs that are not met can also be the cause of conflict

People choose one of three ways to respond to conflict: > Avoiding the confict may help in the short term, however in the long term it may lead to self doubt and > anxious feelings. As a aresult the persons basic needs are never met. > A person may also resort to bribery or punishment. These actions show a win/lose attitude toward conflict, > which prevents cooperation and mutual agreements. > In order for people to cooperate they must first communicate. People in conflict who seek to understand the other > persons side, then be understood, product a win/win resolution. I.e.Both poeple get their needs met.
 * Responses to Conflict**
 * 1) Avoidance People avoid conflict by withdrawing from the situation, ignoring the problem or denying their feelings.
 * 1) Confrontation Confrontation in response to conflict means a person expresses anger, verbal or physical threats or aggression.
 * 1) Communication Communication in response to conflict means to participate in a common understanding, not necessarily to agree.


 * Managing conflict**



Stress Management
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Observation as a research method
Observation involves watching and describing behaviour as it occurs.The beaviour under investigation is clearly visible and can be easily recorded. This method is sometimes used to gain information about a persons attitudes.

Observation of behaviour is an indirect unobtrusive technique for measuring attitudes. Being unobtrusive helps ensure that subjects do not realise their attitudes are being measured. This means that subjects' responses are not influenced by their knowledge of being in a study.

Advantages Disadvantages
 * view operations of a program as they are actually occuring
 * can adapt to events as they are occuring
 * can provide data about attitudes which researchers might not be able to obtain threough other measures
 * subjects' responses are not influenced by theiur knowledge of being in the study
 * can be difficult to interpret seen behaviours
 * can be complex to categorise observations
 * can influence behaviours of program participants
 * can be expensive

Assessment Task
Weighting 25% Watch the film "The Blind Side and c omplete the following tasks, which focus on the topics leadership, management, groups and wellbeing.Write a report that uses relevant examples from the film “The Blind Side” together with research from the references listed below.
 * Film review and written report **
 * Due Date: Monday 23rd July **

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 * Nelson “Community and Family Studies” textbook **