Read the following poem by Rudyard Kipling regarding groups and then answer the questions on the form directly below the poem.
Watch this video: "Group Formation In group and Out group formation."
Create a list of explanations offered for why in-groups and out-groups develop.
What function or purpose do you feel the formation of such groups provides to society?
Discuss your opinion as to whether or not in-groups and out-groups exist beyond schooling.
You should have three parts to your response:
Explanations offered for development.
Function or purpose to society.
Opinion on existence beyond school
Create a list of explanations offered for why in-groups and out-groups develop.
What function or purpose do you feel the formation of such groups provides to society?
Discuss your opinion as to whether or not in-groups and out-groups exist beyond schooling.
You should have three parts to your response:
Explanations offered for development.
Function or purpose to society.
Opinion on existence beyond school
Watch the following short film on Identity. There is a youtube viewing sheet located right after this video. Fill in the youtube sheet while watching the video.
Identity Short Film
Watch this video title 10 Famous Prison Gangs and respond to the following:
Gangs are a type of formal organizations with rules, regulations and hierarchy. The following video shows the top ten most infamous gangs in the the world. Using your knowledge of the world, this unit and details from the video:
1. What is the function of a gang in prison?
2. Does the function change on the "outside?" Defend your answer.
3. What conflict is created in prisons because of the gang situation? Explain your answer.
4. How do gangs use symbols to socialize their members?
Gangs are a type of formal organizations with rules, regulations and hierarchy. The following video shows the top ten most infamous gangs in the the world. Using your knowledge of the world, this unit and details from the video:
1. What is the function of a gang in prison?
2. Does the function change on the "outside?" Defend your answer.
3. What conflict is created in prisons because of the gang situation? Explain your answer.
4. How do gangs use symbols to socialize their members?
Watch the Video "High School Social Group"s and answer the following questions:
1. What is the manifest (intended) function of social groups?
2. What is the latent (unintended) function of social groups?
3. Outside of students, do you see social groups/cliques anywhere else in school? Where? Explain?
4. Outside of students do you see the same structure in any other social group? Where? Explain?
1. What is the manifest (intended) function of social groups?
2. What is the latent (unintended) function of social groups?
3. Outside of students, do you see social groups/cliques anywhere else in school? Where? Explain?
4. Outside of students do you see the same structure in any other social group? Where? Explain?