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• Role: The typical behaviors that characterize a person in a social
context

• Role Incumbent: A person holding a particular role

• Role Expectations: The behaviors expected of someone in a
particular role

• Role Differentiation: The tendency for various specialized roles to
emerge as groups develop

• Common Roles :
- Task-Oriented Role: The activities of an individual in a group who,
more than anyone else, helps the group reach its goal
- Socioemotional Role: The activities of an individual in a group who is supportive and nurturant of other group members, and who helps them feel good
- Self-Oriented Role: The activities of an individual in a group who
focuses on his or her own good, often at the expense of others