Group Attraction: 3 Reasons Certain Groups Attract Us

Group Attraction explains why we join certain groups and not others. This video looks at the top three reasons we are attracted to groups.
Working from Beebe & Masterson's Communicating in Small Groups (Affiliate): amzn.to/2YtsUhd
Reference: Beebe, S. A., & Masterson, J. T. (2020). Communicating in small groups: Principles and practices. (12th edition). Pearson Publishing.
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[@JulienReszka]

Common enemy is a strong motivator too

[@Karthik_ironman]

makes a lot of sense.

[@mrhallman64]

I'm not sure if other people feel like this, but i am just not a joiner of groups. I train and coach martial arts, but i do it with others because it can not be done alone. I

[@elkoikan5993]

I usually join for activity and then experience other two benefits

[@unclemassawe4150]

Thank you professor, very practical reasons

[@orgcomm]

Why have you joined the groups you're in???