Chapter 10: The Power of Groups VOCABULARZY

civic groups

• standards of behavior expected from group members
• voluntary groups based on shared interests, concerns, and goals
• a group formed around doing work or solving a problem
• committee on their progress or findings

political groups

• groups that form to create or maintain a power base
• voluntary groups based on shared interests, concerns, and goals
• a group formed around doing work or solving a problem
• a group with clearly expressed group norms

group norms

• a subject
• a group with clearly expressed group norms
• a group that meets in private
• standards of behavior expected from group members

formal group

• a small group within a committee that reports to the
• a group formed around doing work or solving a problem
• a group with clearly expressed group norms
• a group that meets in a public place and/or keeps written records

informal group

• group of members within a group who meet to consider
• a group without clearly expressed group norms
• a small group within a committee that reports to the
• standards of behavior expected from group members

social group

• a group formed around the social needs of the members
• groups that form to create or maintain a power base
• a small group within a committee that reports to the
• group of members within a group who meet to consider

task group

• a group formed around doing work or solving a problem
• a group that meets in a public place and/or keeps written records
• group of members within a group who meet to consider
• a group that meets in private

public group

• a group that meets in a public place and/or keeps written records
• a subject
• a group formed around the social needs of the members
• a small group within a committee that reports to the

private group

• a group that meets in a public place and/or keeps written records
• a group without clearly expressed group norms
• a group formed around the social needs of the members
• a group that meets in private

committee

• standards of behavior expected from group members

• group of members within a group who meet to consider a subject

• a group that meets in a public place and/or keeps written records

• voluntary groups based on shared interests, concerns, and goals