Module 02 Discussion – The Power of Group Membership
Describe a specific example of groupthink you have witnessed in your personal or professional life. Explain what factors contributed to this example of groupthink and how the outcome may have been different had groupthink not occurred. Connect your response to at least one other concept we’ve explored this week (such as in-groups and out-groups, roles, or social institutions).
- Introduction to Sociology, Chapter 2, Sections 2.1 – 2.6 and Chapter 2 Summary
- Introduction to Sociology, Chapter 4, Sections 4.1 – 4.4, and 4.10
- Haslam, S. & Reicher, S. D. (2012). Contesting the “Nature” Of Conformity: What Milgram and Zimbardo’s Studies Really Show. Plos Biology, 10(11), 1-4. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1001426