will analyze two groups of which you are member. For the first group, choose a primary (expressive) group. The second group should be a formal organization, such as a workplace or UMGC, or it could be a different secondary (instrumental) group.
For each type of group, using sociological definitions, explain the following:
• Why the group would be considered a primary group or a secondary group
• Your status in the group
• The roles associated with your status
• What type of leader(s) lead(s) the group (instrumental, democratic, expressive, laisse-faire, or authoritarian) and what that type of leadership entails (in other words, what does the leader do that reflects of their type of leadership)?
Part 3 (200-300 words): Ideal Employment
Imagine your ideal (paid or unpaid) employment and answer each of the following questions:
• What would be your ideal status and role in the workplace (be specific)? Define status and role as part of your answer.
• What kind of organization would you like to work for (utilitarian, normative, or something else) and why?
• What type of leadership style would you most prefer for your boss to have and/or for you to have (instrumental, democratic, expressive, laisse-faire, or authoritarian), and why?
• As you think of your future career goals, whom do you regard as your reference group, and why?
