Select either a group featured in a television series or one which you know well (e.g. sports team; scout/guide group; social club).

(a) Is this a formal or informal group?

(b) What stage is this group at, in terms of Tuckman and Jensen’s model of group development? 

(c) What is your group’s size, composition, function, and status?

(d) How do these factors affect its operation and outcomes?

(e) What roles do group members play in the group, and what are their relationships with one another?

(f) What expectations, rights and responsibilities are attached to each of the group member roles?

(g) What formal rules and informal norms does the group use to control its members’ behaviour?

(h) How does the group react if a member breaks its rules or norms?