Individuals in Groups
In this article," Individuals in groups" written by Carol Travis tells how people don't care about others. She states.".... in a group observing the same danger, they hold back the reason has more to do with the nature of groups than the nature of individuals because in this statement people tend to risk their lives for an individual instead of groups.
I remember when I was in an accident in a school bus. I was inside the bus with the driver, and suddenly I heard an explosion. I realized the bus was hit by a sanitation truck. We began to scream for help. The sanitation truck driver backed up to see what had happened. He asked us if we were okay. We called the bus company, and the police officers for help. People watched from far away. They didn't ask if we were all right or called the police. We did on our own.
As I stated before, many people watched,but they didn't ask or helped us. The police officers asked people if they saw anything. No one stepped up to say anything. Ms Travis stated that of it was an individual, people would have helped or show concerns towards this incident. I have realized if I was alone, maybe some one would have helped me during the accident. Again, it is sad that people showed no concern toward the accident.
According to the article, the individual will get more attention than the group. I have experienced it and realized how people can react on a group and individually. Psychologists call this "diffusion of responsibility" or "social loafing" affect our society. It is important that we see how nature takes affect in individuals in groups.
In conclusion Carol Travis explains how nature affects groups and individuals. Again, I explain my situation after getting into an accident, people saw what had happened, but no one came to help me or the bus driver. Also, I have seen how an individual was hit by a car and every one near and far came to help him.
Nature plays a major role in society. Individual will get quick attention. As for groups, the attention will be given later or not at all.
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