Please discuss the benefits and advantages of groups. What do individuals gain from being a part of a group, and how might groups be advantageous over individuals?

Discuss the benefits you have received from group membership. What groups have you been a part of, and what needs were met from being a part of the groups?

Identify the 5 stages of group development from the e-text. Then discuss a group you have been involved in, either a group at work, or a friendship or social group, etc. and discuss how your group developed through these stages.