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... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > group dynamics > group structure > group formation
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group formation  

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  • Group formation includes the short-lived emergence of ephemeral groups, the self-organization of people into more enduring new collectives, and the deliberate assembly of new groups by powerful outsiders. Behavioral coordination among two or more individuals creates an ephemeral acting group. [Source: Encyclopedia of Group Processes & Intergroup Relations; Group Formation]

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