3). Pick one concept from the assigned reading, that has not already been discussed during this discussion week, that you found useful or interesting, and discuss it.
The
concept that I am going to discuss this week is superiority versus equality.
When working in a group there are many important factors for group
effectiveness, but one of the most important factors is equality. Everyone in
the group, regardless of your assigned role, gender, age, intelligence level,
or race, has and should have an equal opportunity to help lead and provide
feedback to the group. If there is a person or two within a group who display a
sense of superiority, others will be intimidated and won't want to participate.
This will hurt your group morale and creative process, as well as your grade
and the other group member’s grades. Equality is an important factor of life,
as well as in working with a group. I have worked in groups before where one
person thought that everything they had to say and think was gold, not giving
others a chance to give their opinion, and when it came down to the group
project being turned in, our grades suffered. Professors assign group projects
because they want to see the members work together, and see what work they come
up with together, not individually. Superiority just creates hostility and
an awkward group environment.
Hi Raya,
ReplyDeleteGood post. I completely agree with you and your view on superiority vs equality. When a group member exerts superiority on a group the members will be less inclined to give input or provide differing view points. The group will lose diversity, and instead, begin to grow into a dictatorship like group. Respect will begin to fade and group members will begin to resent the member exerting their superiority. They may even begin to work behind that member's back. Equality on the other hand promotes everyone's opinions. This gives everyone a chance to speak their mind and work towards the group's goal.