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23 Cards in this Set
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Social group |
Sense of belonging. Feeling of interdependence. |
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Aggregate |
Collection of people who happen to be at the same place at the same time. |
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Category |
Number of people who share a similar characteristic but never met. |
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Primary |
Small, face to face, emotion. |
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Secondary |
Larger, impersonal, goal. Limited |
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Ingroups |
Sense of identity and solidarity. |
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Outgroups |
Sense of competitiveness and antagonism. |
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Reference group |
Strongly influences a person's behavior and attitude. |
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Group size- dyad |
2 people. Participation of both crucial for survival. |
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Triad |
3 people. |
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Larger group |
As a group gets larger, intimacy decreases, but stability increases. |
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Leaders- instrumental |
Task orientated. Puts a specific person to do a task. |
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Leaders- expressive |
Member oriented. More fun and liniant. Not to strict. |
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Leader ship style- authoritarian |
Makes all decisions, assigns tasks. |
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Democratic |
Group discussion. Decision making through consensus. |
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Laissez |
Fair. Members make own decision. |
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Conformity-Asch |
Members agreed with group;gave wrong answers |
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Milgrim |
Members obey authority; turned the lever all the way. |
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Groupthink |
Group arrives at a decision that many privately believe is wrong. (Stubborn only one right answer) |
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Bureaucracy |
Most efficient (everyone knows their place) |
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Characteristica of a BUREAUCRACY |
1. Hierarchy of authority 2. Clear division of labor 3. Written rules and procedures (Assignments go down; accountability goes up) |
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Shortcomings of a BUREACRACY |
1. Goal displacement- inefficient to never reach goal. 2. Resistance to change- do not tale risks. 3. Alienation- people feel like objects. |
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Humanize bureaucracy |
Less rigid, greater sharing of power and responsibility. Encourage people to share ideas. |
