- formed by interest
-found in history - battles, fights, taking sides > individuals began to advertise and identify through symbols
(eg men encouraged to form groups with war (peer pressure))
Why do we join groups?
.belonging
.power
.social acceptance
.patriotism
.sports team
....some questions to think about
- How many groups do you belong to?
- How do you recognise each other?
- Do we all recognise your symbols?
- Which groups did you choose to join?
- Which group do you want to leave?
Groups you may not have control over include: slaves, class segregation, prisioners
Other groups: football, armish, religion, gangs, police force, bands, hobos, masons
++ We tend to symoblise through language and dress
> We use symbols to imply meaning but we sometimes change the meaning in the process.
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