ith the group’s level of situational control. First the group has great leader-member relation. Furthermore the group is highly cohesive and relatively conflict free, this allows the Rza to be task orientated. Lastly the group has a good understanding of what is expected of them and of the groups goals.Norms and InfluenceNorms are defined as implicit standards that describe what behaviors should and should not be performed in a given context: consensual guidelines that prescribe the socially appropriate, or “normal”, course of action. According to the above definition the Wu Tangs norm is the allow members of the group to act however they feel, there is no set standards of behaviors or actions. The fact that the Wu Tang Clans norm is no set standard of behaviors creates a very unique brand of music. I say this because allowing nine members to act how they feel results in each member bringing a different musical style to a group. The end result is nine different styles that blend to form one complete sound. In a sense each member’s own rapping style has become the groups norm. For instance the Genius and the Rza are intelligent rappers while Ghost Face Killah and Raekwon are storytellers with their lyrics. The way each member raps also spills over into how they act when not doing musical activities with the group.As far as the factors that affected member’s tendency to conform to group norms it was size of majority. The majority of the group has the same beliefs and expectations so there is no minority within the group. There may b a minority when it comes to certain issues but what makes the Wu Tang Clan so unique is they allow a minority to have as much say as the majority. This relates back to the group’s norm of allowing a member to act how they want. In a sense the Wu Tang Clan are nine separate minorities that form into one majority. In the end it is the fact that the majority supports minority i...
