GUIDES TO ANALYSIS OF DISCUSSION FRIENDLINBSS:, It is particularly necessary to establish friendliness in 2 group of comparative strangers. Getting to know other people is an anxious process in a strange group, and while it is going on, the productivity is low. ‘The leader's own attitude, his general friendiiness, is an important example for the group in these early stages. | ACCEPTANCE: People need to feel that they are accepted as persons, no matter what their status, ‘The feelings of everyone in ths group must be accepted as of equal worth for consideration, and each contribution must evoke some sort of response and recognition. FERMISSIVENESS; This is almost the other side of the acceptance coin, because if peonle feel that their contributions are accepted, they will contribute when they want to. Permissiveness implies, however, not merely the acceptance of people, but an active encouragement of members to express both their thoughts and their feelings, ee — COOPERATIVENESS: If cooperativeness is to be achieved, the necd of members to compete for personal recognition and status must be reduced. The real danger pein# here is the leader himself, who can easily permit himgelf to award approval and status, for which members will begin to compete. fo the extent that the leadership role is shared by other menbers of the group, there will be a greater possibility of cooperative~ N@SSo : OBJECTIVITY: Seing partisan about ideas, or points of view is in this kind of discussion, of course, not only necessary but desirable. What ig meant by objectivity here is the attitude of the group member toward what he contributes, The most helpful attitude is that an idea or opinion, once expressed, becomes the property of all the members for them to evaluate and use in getting the group toward its goal. The abjectivity needed is that which will sufficiently detach the contributor from his contribution of it is not translated into | so that the use which the group makes a personal affront or personal triumph. |