1) Is this a formal or informal group? What kind of formal or informal group? Support your answer. “How I met your mother” is an informal group. It is a friendship group includes six friends in Manhattan that consists of people who socialize with each other of the job. They have many activities together such as travel, hang out at weekend, and comforting to someone in trouble or sorrow. They are the ones that have intertwined for years and underwent the same memories. They also share their benefits from the social relationships among them. 2) What stage of development is this group at according to the five-stage model of group development? Explain. According to the five-stage model of group development, this group belongs to stage III that …show more content…
Explain. They belong to a heterogeneous group because the members differ in one or more ways that are critical to the work of the group. They have diverse demographic characteristics. They work in the different fields. However, they did not encounter too many difficulties when they work together. They are willing to ignore their ego to fulfill the common task of the group. A group of six members is great in my opinion. The members in a small group interact more regularly, and recognize individual contributions than a large group. The ability of the members will be disclosed to interact and achieve the best effect. If the group has a few or too much members, it is difficult to share information, response the feedback or spending time together. Moreover, the team has too many members will easily lead to social loafing. 4) What are the roles in this group and what rights and responsibilities are attached to the roles? Please support your answer. The role in this group is role making. The members take the initiative to create a role by assuming responsibilities that are not part of an assigned role. Roles are typically created when a member of the group has problems that need to solve. Roles are also created if the members disagree on a particular issue. Therefore, the handle ways and responsibilities depend on the specific