One side, the functionalist school, sees gossip as a useful tool for enforcing social rules and maintaining group solidarity.

一方面，机能主义学派将流言看作是实行社会规则和保持群体团结的有用工具。

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"The gossip did serve to reinforce the teachers' group solidarity, but in this case it was also a form of warfare that brought everyone down," Dr. Hallett says.

“流言能够使教师群体团结，但同时也是一种让人低落的战争形势。”哈雷特博士说。

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That is an uncomfortable reminder of the way group solidarity works in America.

这对于在美国进行的种族团结而言，可不是一个令其愉快的消息。

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So, there's within-group solidarity.

他们形成了群内团结。

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When you're in a group doing something terribly aggressive and you are not--you don't feel like you're at risk you might laugh and laughter is a signal to other members of your group as a signal of solidarity and what you're doing together.

当你在群体在做具有强烈攻击性的行为时,你不会觉得自己有危险,你会笑,你笑是向其他群体成员传达一个信号,你们团结一致，共同进退。

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Cuba's organic example, however, has been a source for inspiration for many outside of the country, such as the UK-based Cuban Organic Solidarity Group (COSG).

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To offset any default, 5 percent of the loan is deposited at a bank as a guarantee, and a solidarity group of five to eight households is formed to share responsibility for the member's loan repayments.

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That is an uncomfortable reminder of the way group solidarity works in America.

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