Social+Loafing

What is Social Loafing?

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Social loafing can be described as the tendency of individuals to put forth less effort in a group, than they would if they were working alone. The concept suggests that when an individual is accompanied by other people that are sharing the workload, they may tend to rely on their fellow team members; thus, carrying less weight.=====

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There are often times that I have witnessed social loafing in and around Needham High School. I’m confident that almost everyone has experienced that feeling of relief (at least once), when you realize that you have fellow peers to rely on in situations/ deadlines (this can take place either in, or out of school, but also exists in social situations, or at the work place). It’s almost the wash of relief that there is someone else to lean on, or “loaf” on. A social loafer’s pressure may be relieved when he/she realize that are other individuals that are responsible in achieving the common goal. Each member holds a share of the responsibility, therefore, might contribute less than they would if they were individually responsible. In other words, social loafing provides a sense of stress relief, and makes the overall goal easier to accomplish (through it’s sharing of the workload).=====

http://www.motivatingquotes.com/teamwork.htm
all members of the group are pooling their effort to achieve a common goal, each member of the group contributes less than they would if they were individually responsible.

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