Social and Formal Group Comparison

Running head : SOCIAL AND FORMAL GROUP COMPARISON

Social and Formal Group Comparison

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Social and Formal Group Comparison

Socialization is one of the important needs of man and this is the primary reason why individuals are forming groups in to satisfy the said needs (Drinnien , Irwin Simons , 2007 . Through groups , one can share their own view points and ideologies in life . In the society there are only two kinds of groups that exist , one if the social and the other is formal group . As for this , we are going

to consider the Running Club of New Jersy for the social group and the New Jersey Builders Association

Basically , in the organizational structure of the said groups , New Jersey Builders Association is more systematic and organizaed than with the Running Club of New Jersey . This is primarily because of the difference in the environment , like for instance there is a notion of heirarchy in the formal group to make the dissemination of power easier as compared to the informal group wherein they have no concept of heirarchy . Moreover , meetings , for the Running Club of New Jersey are only help in less formal place aside from the fact that there are times that they really do not have to have a meeting . Whereas , the New Jersey Builders Association conduct their meetings in offices and formal atmosphere is being preserved between the members especially if the agenda concerns the opertion of the company (Pielstick , 2000 . Moreover relatively , it is easy to become the member of any informal group like the Running Club of New Jersey and they also require basic only basic informations about the interested applicants . On the other hand , a formal group like the New Jersey Builders Association requires a lot of important infornation regarding their applicants not to mention the series of screeenings and interviews before becoming the member of the group . When comminicating with the other members of the group , Running Club of New Jersey often times facilitates casual communication as compared to New Jersey Builders Association where formal conversation and formal letters are being required to communicate with other people Members of the Running Club of New Jersey use norms as their rules in facilitating their activities , like for instance , if you came late into on of the events of the group , the possible punishment that one could get would be , members would talk behind your back . On the other hand going late into the meetings of the company , like in New Jersey Builders Association , could serve as a ground for the expulsion of the member to the company

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Pielstick , C . D (2000 . Formal vs . Informal Leading : A Comparative Analysis . Retrived December 16 , 2007 , from HYPERLINK "http /www .cba...