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20 Cards in this Set
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Dyad |
A group of two |
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Triad |
A group of three |
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Mediator |
The member of a triad who attempts to resolve conflict between the two other actors in the group. |
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Tertius Gaudens |
The member of a triad who benefits from conflict between the other two members of the group. |
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Divide Et Impera |
The role of a member of a triad who intentionally drives a wedge between the other two actors in the group. |
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Small Group |
A group characterized by face-to-face interaction, a unifocal perspective, lack of formal arrangements or roles, and a certain level of equality. |
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In-group |
Another term for the powerful group, most often the majority. |
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Out-group |
Another term for the stigmatized or less powerful group, the minority. |
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References Groups |
A group that helps us understand or make sense of our position in society relative to other groups. |
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Social Network |
A set of relations-essentially, a set of dyads-held together by ties between individuals. |
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Tie |
The connection between two people in a relationship that varies in strength from one relationship to the next; a story that explains our relationship with another member of our network. |
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Narrative |
The sum of stories contained in a set of ties. |
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Embeddedness |
The degree to which ties are reinforced through indirect paths within a social network. |
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Strength of weak ties |
The notion that relatively weak ties often turn out to be quite valuable because they yield new information. |
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Structural hole |
A gap between network clusters, or even two individuals, if those individuals (or clusters) have complementary resources. |
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Social Capital |
The information, knowledge of people or things, and connections that help individuals enter, gain power in, or otherwise leverage social networks. |
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Organization |
Any social network that is defined by a common purpose and has a boundary between its membership and the rest of the social world. |
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organizational culture |
The shared beliefs and behaviors within social group; often used interchangeably with corporate culture. |
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Organizational Structure |
The ways in which power and authority are distributed within organization. |
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Isomorphism |
A constraining process that forces one unit in a population to resemble other units that face the same set of environmental conditions. |
