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REFERENCE GROUP [2 records]

Record 1 2020-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meetings and Assemblies (Administration)
  • Scientific Research
CONT

A reference group composed of the members of the IGC [Interim Governing Council] representing the regional centres was convened to advise on the development of the framework for regional centre operations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réunions et assemblées (Administration)
  • Recherche scientifique

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meetings and Assemblies (Administration)
  • Group Dynamics
  • Social Psychology
DEF

[A group] from which the individual's standards, attitudes and status aspirations stem ...

CONT

The problem of ... defining which groups are and which groups are not appropriate reference groups for a particular individual ... is a difficult one. It is to some extent inherently circular since an appropriate reference group tends to be a group which does share a person's opinions and attitude, and people tend to locomote into such groups ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réunions et assemblées (Administration)
  • Dynamique des groupes
  • Psychologie sociale
DEF

[...] groupe dont le sujet considéré ne fait pas forcément partie actuellement ou physiquement, mais dont il tire d'une manière plus ou moins consciente, ses opinions, ses principes, ses valeurs, ses buts.

CONT

Lorsqu'un fils de famille bourgeoise déclare à ses parents sidérés qu'il va s'engager dans une communauté hippie, il cite par là son nouveau groupe de référence (groupe d'appartenance future) contre son groupe actuel d'appartenance (qui a cessé d'être pour lui groupe de référence).

Spanish

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