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Ans. (i) Status: It refers to the position or rank within a group. Different roles or positions in a group are associated with different levels of status. Members of groups which are high in status are viewed favourably by others. For example- the captain of a cricket team has a higher status compared to the other members, although all are equally important for the teams success. (ii) Role is set of behaviours which the individuals occupying specific position within a group are expected to perform, e.g., father as a bread-earner. (iii) Norms: Norms are expected standards of behaviour and beliefs established, agreed upon and enforced by group-members, e.g., in family, there are norms which guide the behaviour of family-members. (iv) Cohesiveness: All forces (factors) that cause group-members to remain in the group, such as liking for the other members and the desire to maintain or increase ones status by belonging to the right groups.
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