Think of a situation you have encountered or have heard of in which there were in-groups and out-groups

*Describe a few of the groups. *What traits account for the groups falling into each category? *What types of influences did those groups have on their members? In-Group and Out-Groups: Everyone wants to belong Everyone at some point in their lives have been apart of a "group". It may have been the "in-crowd" or the "out-siders" but you belong or were associated with one. With every group, there is a certain role to play, and/…

…once you have learned it. For me, I thought I was normal but for the new cultural environment I am not. Resources: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company, www.dictionary.com John J. Macionis (2005), Sociology 10th edition, Pearson Prentice Hall. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey Groupthink Revisited: Communities of Practice, In-groups, Out-groups, and the Space Between, http://www.newnet.org