ABSTRACT
Observers were instructed at the third phase of their observations to concentrate on recording any and all regularities in the words or actions of group members, as well as external signs of membership, such as dress, insignia, decoration. They were told to note the relative frequencies of similar behaviors and expressed evaluations of individual actions, group performance, and of persons and objects outside of the group. Among the narrowest ranges of individual variation permitted in the groups was the latitude of acceptable clothing. In matters related to the maintenance of group activities and of loyalty, the leader is expected to be the exemplar. He is expected to contribute more, in the form of money, possessions or effort, to insuring the essentials for the activities the members enjoy most together. Especially in relationships with outsiders, which is one of the principal leadership functions, the latitude of acceptance is very narrow for the leader.
