ABSTRACT
Although much research on small groups has been conducted, many interesting and important phenomena that occur in such groups remain to be explored. One such phenomenon is group socialization, or the temporal changes that occur in the relationships between a group and each of its members. We have recently developed a model of group socialization that both describes and explains these changes (Moreland and Levine, 1982). The model applies primarily (but not exclusively) to small, autonomous, and voluntary groups whose members interact regularly, are behaviorally and affectively interdependent, and share a common frame of reference.
