User:Matthew M/Week 11 - Groups

Week 11 - 30/09/08 – Groups
This week’s reading was on groups. This is a topic which personally I did not find as interesting as any of the others. Culture is usually a large factor in the forming of groups. This is topic which is greatly studied and in the evolution theory, the benefits of forming groups included; safety in numbers, group members can help each other to find food, and help to accomplish tasks in groups which would be rather difficult for a lone person to do. Groups are also good as when in cultural factions, they help to pass along information as well as experience which is learnt amongst the generations in order to make life easier for the younger ones. It is common in society for larger groups to have a hierarchy of power with leaders who have more power to hold control over the group. This can be seen if looking at a larger perspective like the president of the USA.