Small groups use a wide variety of channels. Usually it occurs face-to-face. Nowadays group interaction takes place in online. Online groups serve both relationship or social purposes. Besides that online groups are more task and more efficient than face-to-face groups. Two major types of online groups: the mailing-list group and the chat group.
Mailing-list is communication between one another through e-mail. Communication through mailing lists doesn't take place in real time. It's like regular e-mail, for example when you send your email today, but it mayn't read until next week and also you mayn't get answer for another week. You can be enthuastic about your topic when you send your email, but by the time someone reply.
Chat group is takes place in real time. You see and you hear member's message as it's being sent with virtually. Chat groups can maintain connection with others. Communication in chat group resembles the conversation. Chat groups notify when someone new comes into group and someone leaves the group. Chat groups have advantage that you enable to communicate with people you never meet or interact with otherwise. These kind of groups are international, provide excellent exposure to other cultures, other ideas.
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Small group is small number of people who shares common purpose, ideas, interests. It consists 5 to 12 people. There are have different types of small groups.
Relationship and Task Groups
These small groups are for general puposes. Groups serve two abroad and overlaping categories of purposes: These are social or relationship groups.
Social or relationship groups are called primary groups. They include family, your group of friends at school, your neighbours. These groups serve your relationship needs for affiliation, affirmation and affection. For example family is for long-lasting, group of friends at college can be for only one year or two.
Task Groups are secondary groups to accomplish something. Some task groups put together to solve specific problems. Task groups have more long-range concerns, they oversee diversity in the workplace, to monitor fairness in advertising. Another difference task and relationship groups are irreplaceble and unique. In task groups each member plays a role, to develop a core cirriculum.
Relationship and Task Groups
These small groups are for general puposes. Groups serve two abroad and overlaping categories of purposes: These are social or relationship groups.
Social or relationship groups are called primary groups. They include family, your group of friends at school, your neighbours. These groups serve your relationship needs for affiliation, affirmation and affection. For example family is for long-lasting, group of friends at college can be for only one year or two.
Task Groups are secondary groups to accomplish something. Some task groups put together to solve specific problems. Task groups have more long-range concerns, they oversee diversity in the workplace, to monitor fairness in advertising. Another difference task and relationship groups are irreplaceble and unique. In task groups each member plays a role, to develop a core cirriculum.
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