Jane, Mark, Courtney, and Kelly are enrolled in the 8:00 a.m. sociology course at their college. After studying together for the
first test, they started sitting together in class and chose to work together on group projects. During spring break, they decided to go on a trip as a group. These four students would be considered members of a(n) ________.
These four students would be considered members of a clique.
Explanation:
A clique refers to a group of individuals who generally have <em>similar likes/dislikes, etc. and they tend to interact mostly with one another.</em> Their relationship may seem exclusive to others.
In this case, Jane, Mark, Courtney and Kelly have been interacting with each other over a long period of time and it can be deduced that they have started to develop similar interests, views, etc. They would be considered members of a clique, of an exclusive group.
Clique refers to a group of individuals who are very close and do almost all activities together. A clique consists of like minded people most of the time and they normally don’t have new set of friends joining them to do things together.
Jane, Mark, Courtney, and Kelly Prepared for tests, did projects and went for trips together. This is a common characteristic of a clique.
The Task Leader is the person that keeps the group focused on the primary goal or task by setting agendas, controlling the participation and communication of the group’s members, and evaluating ideas and contributions of participants.
