This is especially true in student housing. Sharing scarce resources such as shower time and phone time, sleeping habits, and noise levels are just a few of the problems that must be dealt with on a daily basis. The residents in a house such as Flynntown Two, which will be examined in detail here, is the group that must handle the daily problems, keep the house in working order, and survive. First, one must understand the current theories about groups and group structure. Next, applying the theories to the group in Flynntown Two will explain how they deal with the challenges of living together.
Interdependence is the central concept of groups.
A collection of people waiting in line for lunch is not a true group, but merely an aggregate of individuals pursuing a common goal in a shared location. Groups share several characteristics that scientists can focus on in observing and describing their dynamics. These characteristics are helpful to observers in describing specifically how interdependence operates in a group, classifying groups, and comparing different groups with one another. Over time, developmental and socialization processes in groups lead to the emergence of unique roles, authority and attraction relations, and communication networks. In a group, certain patterns of behavior emerge among members.