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Roles And Norms In The Brionna's Team

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I surveyed my mother Laticea and my friend BriOnna. My mom used her church choir as an example and BriOnna used her job. The church choir would be considered a social group, because the rules and norms are less formal than BriOnna's group home which would be considered a problem solving group. In the church choir, member's are more relaxed when it comes to dress code. When dressing for service, approriate church attire is required but there is no uniform. BriOnna's job however, requires them to wear scrubs and closed toed shoes. Both my mother's choir and BriOnna's group home are in the emergence phase. BriOnna feels that everyone has a sense of understanding, regarding their roles and moving forward. The choir has also made progress from where they originally started, but are not completely at the reinforcement phase. …show more content…

It is important for everyone to understand and follow these norms. For instance, when I was in a dance group, whenever someone had difficulty with a move, the entire group would go over that part multiple times until everyone undertsood it. During my survey, I learned that it is imperative for members to follow the attendance policy. For BriOnna's job, everyone in the home is required to communicate with the supervisor regarding their attendance. If someone is going to be running late, they inform the supervisor so she can inform the other employees that may need to stay later. This also affects the employee, because they receive an occurrence for the tardiness. In the choir, attendance isn't as strict. The director prefers that the everyone is there on time because it ensures they can get a great rehearsal in, however, if someone is running late, the consequences aren't

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