What are the three broad classifications of roles in groups? Choose one classification, define it, and identify several roles that fall under it

What will be an ideal response?

The three broad classifications of roles in groups are as follows: 1) Group task roles – focus on achieving goals and get things done; Examples: information seeker/giver or opinion seeker/giver, initiator-contributor, elaborator, evaluator–critic, and procedural technician. 2) Group building/maintenance roles – serve relationship needs and foster interaction; Examples: encourager or harmonizer, compromiser, gatekeeper-expediter, standard setter, and follower. 3) Individual roles – are counterproductive and dysfunctional in their focus on personal agendas rather than shared goals; Examples: aggressor, recognition seeker or self-confessor, blocker, special interest pleader, and dominator.

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Cultural imperialism allows some countries to dominate others through _______________

a) specific media images b) propaganda and fake news broadcasts c) outdated programming that keeps developing countries “in the dark” d) unbalanced flow of news and entertainment programming

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Changes in 2003 in FCC regulations concerning ownership of broadcast stations:

a. were intended to restrict competition. b. allowed a company to own stations that reach more than half of the U. S. population. c. allowed companies to expand the number of radio and TV stations they could own. d. have since been overturned and reversed by the FCC.

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