Reflect on your own experiences of being in groups.
- Describe the feelings of tension, ambivalence, or frustration that you experience in groups. What role do you typically take in groups?
- Think about a significant group that you have joined. What were the prominent paradoxes that you experienced as you entered the group?
- Provide an example of "stuckness" that you have experienced or observed in a group. What paradoxes of group life were at the root of the paralysis?
To receive full points (25) for this assignment you should:
- Submit your reflection by the Sunday deadline.
- Fully respond to the prompts.
- Incorporate key concepts into your answers and provide a citation for each one. Be sure that you are applying concepts in a way that makes sense and is consistent with how the author(s) defines them.
- Ensure that your writing is coherent, error free, meets style expectations, is between 750 and 1,000 words in length, and does not contain quotes.
USE THE FOLLOWING SOURCES ---------
Gaylin, W. (2003). Hatred: The psychological descent into violence. New York: Public Affairs.
Volkan, V. (2006). Killing in the name of identity: A study of bloody conflicts. Charlottesville, VA.: Pitchstone Publishing.
Rothman, J. (1997). Resolving identity-based conflict in nations, organizations, and communities. San Francisco, CA.: Jossey-Bass Publishers.