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33 Cards in this Set
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Social Group
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Two or more people who identify w/ one another and have a distinctive pattern of interaction.
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Aggregate
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people who are in the some place at the same time. But no interaction means no social group.
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Category
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people who have the same social status. But no interaction means no social group.
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Charles Cooley (Two Groups)
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Primary Group, Secondary Group
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Primary Group
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a small social group in which the relationships are personal and enduring.
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Primary Relationship
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face to face interaction, caring, spending a lot of time.
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Secondary Groups
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larger more impersonal social groups that are based upon a specific goal/activity.
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Secondary Relationships
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more superficial, impersonal relationships.
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Instrumental Leaders
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typically those who emphasize the completion of task. (give orders, demand discipline)
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Expressive Leaders
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take a collective well being approach. (how do you feel, tell jokes)
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Three Decision Making (Leadership) Styles
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Authoritarian, Democratic, Laissez-Faire.
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Authoritarian
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Makes decisions on their own for the the group.
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Democratic
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More expressive approach (group members part of decision)
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Laissez-Faire
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Lets the group function on its own. (little leadership)
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Solomon Asch
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Experiment on cards (lines)
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Stanley Milgram
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Electric Shock Experiment, to see how readily people obey authority.
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Brain Storming
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coming up w/ diverse ideas
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Group Think
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the tendency of group members to conform, resulting in a narrow view of some issue.
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Reference Group
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A social group that serves as a point of reference in making evaluations and decisions. (Caused by Group Conformity)
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Anticipatory Socialization
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if you anticipate being part of a group, you will use that group as a reference.
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In-Group
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Group i belong to (feeling respect and loyalty)
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Out-Group
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group that i have competition w/ or opposition.
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The Dyad
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Two People (Most powerful face to face)
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Triad
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three people
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Network
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a web of social ties that links people who have little common identity (weak social ties)
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Formal Organizations
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Large secondary groups organized to achieve their goals efficiently.
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Types of Formal Organizations
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Normative, Coercive, Utilitarian
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Normative organizations
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the organizations that people join voluntarily.
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Coercive organizations
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the organizations that people are forced to join. (metal hospitals, prison)
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Utilitarian organizations
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the organizations that give you some material benefit.
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Bureaucracy
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an organizational model rationally designed to perform tasks efficiently. (MAX WEBER)
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Parts of a Bureaucracy
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Specialization of jobs, Rules & Regulations, Technical competence, Impersonality, Formal communication.
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Oligarchy
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Bureaucracies in which the people at the top have all the power and info while people beneath have less access to power/info.
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