Group+Polarization

** ...ok this is the most recent powerpoint we have. we need someone to do the history of the civil rights movement, which should be a psychology student, and then the psychology of the black panthers and the nazis, which is a history student. i've done the psychology of the civil rights movement and the KKK. i also added a What is Group Polarization? page to explain what it actually is. finally, add your sources and that should be it. i'm guessing we're going to have to turn it in late because some people's stuff isnt on there. -Alex

** ** KT: So, who is going to send the final copy to the teachers?

Katie:  This is what I've added to the powerpoint, just tell me if I need to do anything else. Also, I forgot to add this citation, so whoever puts the final version together needs to put it on there:      ** l  Nazi. (n.d.). //The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition//. Retrieved May 27, 2008, from Answers.com Web site: http://www.answers.com/topic/nazi http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USApantherB.htm

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Alex updated 5/27

Shelby: :( you took off the black panther slide i started but its alright i'll start over, i would like a history person to research it for me if thats possible? im not sure what else to do historically other than the black panthers? because the nazi's and kkk are all taken unless you guys know of other groups, im guessing we need to have this compiled by tomorrow night! so lets agree on a time to be on at the same time so we can put everything together im guessingf 8:00pm if thats good for everyone

<span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,228)">Katie: We need 4 slides per section: a slide for each historic group and a slides for how group polarization and other relevant terms (group think, deindivuduation) apply to the groups and their actions; the psych kids do the history slides and vice versa. I'll do KKK and Nazis if that's ok. Also, I added a little more info concerning groups and alex: ok i started a works cited page on the powerpoint, and i added the sources i could find on here. if you didnt add your sources to this page, its not on the powerpoint-please go in and and them =) thanks! <span style="COLOR: rgb(75,206,247)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,167,255)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(75,206,247)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,167,255)">   Shelby: alright we've done a lot of work! do you guys think we're ready to compile our power point? i love editing slides and stuff so i kind of want all the slides to look different so its all together but easy to distinguish which slide is about what, i think everyone should write their name beside what their slide is going to be. Im going to write my name beside Black Panthers, and i think were suposed to do two slides per section?

Alex: KKK- Katie Black Panthers- Shelby's slide Nazis- Katie Civil Rights Movement
 * ok so now we have four history events:

What are our psychology slides going to be? I really need more pysch information to start making my slides...all we really have are definitions!

History students - describe the groups/historical context Psych students - discuss radical groups in terms of group polarization, group think and other psych terms from social psychology

<span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(244,235,67)">Shelby: **

Group Polarization- In groups people tend to be more extreme in their decisions.

<span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,181)"> KKK- **tended to make riskier decisions when their group gained more popularity and couldn't be traced by just a few people, they began to discriminate against other racial groups, and did riskier things because individuals were within a group. They make these decisions to discriminate against other groups because the risk is shared amongst the different KKK groups. When some KKK members take a position such as discriminating against racial groups that are seemingly inferior to the White race they are more likely to take extreme measures in defending this idea within a group.

<span style="COLOR: rgb(5,5,5)"> **Black Panthers- **Along with the group the KKK the black panthers are also a radical group that portrayed group polarization, They constantly faced police brutality and harassment of others and instead of following Martin Luther King's idea of a "Non-violent" protest they fought back in continuous shoot outs with police. A lone an ordinary man probably wouldn't fight against police by himself in fear of dying or worse for his family or friends, but within the Black Panther group they often preached the importance of brotherhood and banning together to get what they deserve.

<span style="COLOR: rgb(19,17,17)"> **<span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,231)">Nazis - **In reference to** Group Think **many of the members of the Nazi party along with soldiers or even German citizens were afraid to go against Hitler's ideas of the complete expermination of the Jewish People. They even went as far as treating the Jewish people inhumanly with some of the worst brutality known to man. The more extreme Hitler's radical ideas became, the less likely people were willing to help the Jewish people out because they were scared of the treament they could possibly receive.

"<span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)">On that one night, about 1,300 Jews were killed, thousands injured, arrested and deported to concentration camps, and 1,668 synagogues were burnt or destroyed. German police and firefighters who witnessed the destruction were silent and didn't intervene." http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.jewishpost.com/images/news/holocaust-105064.JPG&imgrefurl=http://www.jewishpost.com/news/105064-aka-fred-wolf-holocaust-survivor.html&h=533&w=800&sz=51&hl=en&start=66&tbnid=NS3KFDL4pFNokM:&tbnh=95&tbnw=143&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dholocaust%26start%3D63%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26sa%3DN

Other similar groups

Who wrote this above? Make sure you say who you are. Stanford - check out Monday's journal article on South Korea mass murder from Korean war. may be worthy to incorporate ^^^^^ im not sure how this works out but i'll research and see**

<span style="COLOR: rgb(157,32,152); BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(232,105,142)">Katie: **This is what I have so far; I'll add more about specific groups later I guess; I know these terms can easily apply to the KKK and Nazis, but I don't know much about the Black Panthers.

The KKK and members of the Nazi party met in groups. Doing so would provoke discussion about their ideologies, such as white supremacy and antisemitism and lead to group polarization, enhancing their views. Also, though not all Nazis or members of the KKK may have agreed with the radical actions taken by the group, they would not have expressed their dissent due to group think, a desire to keep harmony within the group by doing what seems to be the general consensus. Some members of these groups who may normally have been harmless may participate in violence and riots due to deindividuation.**

-Group polarization **occurs when people of a similar opinion or attitude meet and discuss the topic, enhancing and strengthening their views.** -Group think **refers to when a group agrees upon a decision, even if it is not the best one, in order to keep harmony within the group.** -Deindividuation **is when a person looses their sense of self-awareness and restraint when in a group situation that leads to arousal and anonymity, making cruelty more likely. (ex: KKK)**



-I found this example on a website, so it just needs to be paraphrased when put in a power point: When we all agree, and are happy with that agreement, we typically do not want to hear opposing arguments. This phenomenon is referred to as **Group Think**. It can lead to impulsive decisions and a failure to identify and/or consider all sides of an argument. Some classic examples of group decisions going bad include lynch mobs, actions of the Ku Klux Klan, discrimination among hate groups, and mass riots. Similar to this, **Group Polarization **refers to a groups tendency to talk itself into extreme positions. In this case, a group gets so focused and energized about a decision that it creates an internal fuel, so to speak, which pushes itself forward faster than originally intended.

__Citations__: //Group Polarization.// Retrieved May 20, 2008, from http://www.alleydog.com/glossary/definition.cfm?term=Group%20Polarization Heffner, Christopher L. (2001) //The Role of Groups//. Retrieved May 20, 2008, from http://allpsych.com/psychology101/groups.html Gordon. //Social Influence//. Retrieved May 20, 2008, from http://www.psych.wright.edu/gordon/psy110/Psy110Module54-outline.pdf

I found these pictures that diagram the effect of group polarization and show a cartoon of groupthink, so now we just need 6 more pictures. I made them smaller so that they didn't take up too much room, but you can click on them to view the bigger versions.**

The first clan created the name Ku Klux Klan by combining the Greek word kyklos and clan. In the group their were several secretive measures taken. They established secretive passwords, and a social rank system all of which started with the letter K. They used mass mailings and leafleting to spread their ideologies. Money was raised from membership dues and saling of any Klan paraphernalia. Their hatred was towards any groups that competed with lower working class white men. In the 1990's the rise of the "skin heads" helped progress the KKK. The white mask and robe was adopted to hide identities because the groups were originally formed in small towns with very low population densities. These outfits also were much easier to see at night when all their activites occured than any other color. During election periods the KKK scared away black voters in some instances no blacks were able to vote. This hurt the Republican party substantially. The group deteriated due to lack of control and the unorganization of the group. The second clan rose in response to the great migration. The clan formed in now highly population areas such as Atlanta. During the reign of the clan nearly anyone interfering was killed. Several instances arose where white men were killed for being in the wrong place at the wrong time.**
 * Clint: The KKK in historical terms was a oppressive group. It was a "secret" group called the white supremist which used lynchings and bombings to scare groups such as African Americans, Jews, Hispanics, and many other minority groups. The clan was established from confederate army veterans. During reconstruction in the south the clan memebers intimidated the "carpetbaggers, scalawags, and feedmen" . Around 1915 the second and most commonly known KKK group was established. The white supremist spread anti-Catholicism, anti-communism, nativism, and anti-Semitism ideologies. Famous demonstrations of their power was the ceremonial cross burning in public places and in individual's yards.




 * http://www.kvii.com/uploadedImages/kvii/News/Stories/KKK_rally_Amarillo.jpg**

__<span style="COLOR: rgb(255,68,0)">Alex __**: Well, we have a lot of negative group polarization examples, so i think we should have at least one positive example.

Here's an idea..**

The Civil Rights Movement
 * Historically, the** civil rights movement** was a concentrated period of time around the world of approximately twenty years ([|1960]-[|1980]) in which there was much worldwide [|civil unrest] and popular rebellion. The process of moving toward [|equality] under the [|law] was long and tenuous in many countries, and most of these movements did not achieve or fully achieve their objectives.

Those who considered themselves part of the civil rights movement often conferred with each other. As individual members began publicly voicing their opinions, the other group members felt stronger in their beliefs. Once the movement became widely known, it became even more popular. While the group continued to grow, so did their opinions, and so they became more extreme.



Here is my MLA citation for this information: Cozzens, Lisa. "The Civil Rights Movement 1955-1965: Introduction." 06 22 1998. 23 May 2008 <[|http://www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/civilrights-55-65/index.html>.]

__ Clint: I am the other history person so i will do a slide on both nazis and that deinduwhatever thanks for what you have done its pretty good information so far.