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11 Cards in this Set
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SOCIAL GROUPS
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A COLLECTION OF PEOPLE WHO REGULARLY INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER ON THE BASIS OF SHARED EXPECTATIONS CONCERNING BEHAVIOR AND WHO SHARE A COMMON IDENTITY.
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PRIMARY GROUP
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A GROUP CHARACTERIZED BY INTENSE EMOTIONAL TIES, FACE TO FACE INTERACTION, AND STRONG SENSE OF COMMITMENT.
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SECONDARY GROUPS
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A GROUP CHARACTERIZED BY ITS LARGE SIZE AND IMPERSONAL FLEETING RELATIONSHIPS.
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GROUPTHINK
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A PROCESS BY WHICH MEMBERS OF A GROUP IGNORE WAYS OF THINKING AND PLANS OF ACTIONS THAT GO AGAINST THE GROUP CENSUS.
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NETWORK
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A SET OF INFORMAL SOCIAL TIES THAT LINKS PEOPLE TO EACH OTHER.
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FORMAL ORGANIZATION
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MEANS BY WHICH A GROUP IS RATIONALLY DESIGNED TO ACHIEVE ITS OBJECTIVE OFTEN USING EXPLICIT RULES, REGULATIONS, AND PROCEDURES.
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BUREAUCRACY
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A TYPE OF ORGANIZATION MARKED BY A CLEAR HIEARARCHY OF AUTHORITY AND EXISTENCE OF WRITTEN RULES OF PROCEDURE AND STAFFED BY FULL TIME SALARIED OFFICIALS.
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MAX WEBER'S IDEAL TYPE OF BUREAUCRACY
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Abstract, non existent type of bureaucracy. Consists of: 1. A clear- cut hierarchy of authority, such that tasks in the organization are dis-tributed as “offi cial duties. 2. Written rules govern the conduct of officials at all levels of the organization. 3.Officials are full time and salaried. 4. There is a separation between the tasks of an offi cial within the organizationand his life outside. 5. No members of the organization own the material resources with which theyoperate.
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IRON LAW OF OLIGARCHY
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COINED BY ROBERT MICHEL. LARGE ORGANIZATIONS TED TOWARDS CENTRALIZATION OF POWER, MAKING DEMOCRACY DIFFICULT.
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SOCIAL CAPITAL
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THE SOCIAL KNOWLEDGE AND CONNECTIONS THAT ENABLE TO PEOPLE TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR GOALS AND EXTEND THEIR INFLUENCE.
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McDONALDIZATION OF SOCIETY
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COINED BY GEORGE RITZER; CLAIM THAT SOCIETY IS MOVING TO STANDARDIZATION AND REGULATED MODEL, HARMING CREATIVITY AND HUMAN SPIRIT.
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