The Magnet and Iron Filings Model of Intergroup Attraction

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ID5178056
AuthorsCalvin Gwandure (University of the Witwatersrand, corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume35
Issue1
Pages21-28
Publication date2011-07-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Human Ecology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0970-9274 • E-ISSN: 2456-6608
PublisherKamla Raj Enterprises (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1080/09709274.2011.11906387
OpenAlexW2181533891
LanguageEN
References cited12

The aim of the study was to present the magnet and iron filings model of intergroup attraction. The model presented in this study is theoretical and it is likened to the magnetic attraction between a magnet and iron filings. This theoretical study looked at stages of intergroup attraction and associated consequences. The stages of intergroup attraction discussed are group stability, group attraction, group dysfunction and group bonding. The argument presented by the model could be used in educational, health, family, community, organisational, and political settings. The model seeks to strengthen capacity building initiatives in groups and organisations. Future studies on the magnet and iron filings model of intergroup attraction could focus on empirical research on the usefulness of the concept in applied settings

Attraction · Business · Demographic economics · Economics · Focus group · Magnet · Physics · Political science · Politics · Cultural Differences and Values · Engineering · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology · Marketing · Mechanical Engineering

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