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40 Cards in this Set
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SOCIAL STRUCTURE
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PATTERNED SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN GROUPS WITHOUT PERSONNAL EMBARRASSMENT OR SOCIAL DISRUPTION
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SOCIAL INTERACTION
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THE PROCESS OF (2) OR MORE PERSONS INFLUENCING EACH OTHERS BEHAVIOR
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STATUS
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A POSITION A PERSON OCCUPIES WITHIN A SOCIAL STRUCTURE
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ASCRIBED STATUS
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NEITHIER EARNED NOR CHOSEN, IT'S ASSIGNED TO US..IE MALE OR FEMALE
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ACHIEVED STATUS
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EARNED OR CHOSEN BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE SOME DEGREE OF CONTROL AND CHOICE..IE A SPOUSE OR PARENT
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ASCRIBED MASTER STATUS EXAMPLES
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AIDS PATIENT FROM A TRANFUSION, PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED, AGE, GENDER RACE, AND ETHNICITY ARE ASCRIBED MASTER STATUSES BECAUSE THEY SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT THE LIKELIHOOD OF ACHIEVING OTHER SOCIAL STATUSES.
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ROLE
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CULTURALLY DEFINED RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS ATTATCHED TO STATUSES THAT INDICATE THE BEHAVIOR EXPECTED OF INDIVIDUALS HOLDING THEM
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ROLE PERFORMANCE
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THE ACTUAL CONDUCT INVOLVED IN ACTIVATING A ROLE ...IE FATHERS
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ROLE STRAIN
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WHEN THE ROLES PERTAINING TO A SINGLE STATUS ARE INCONSISTENT IE... STATUS OF A STUDENT
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ROLE CONFLICT
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EXISTS WHEN THE PERFORMANCE OF A ROLE IN ONE STATUS CLASHES WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF A ROLE IN ANOTHER STATUS. IE ... A WORKING PARENT
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SOCIETY
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PEOPLE LIVING WITHIN DEFINED TERRITORIAL BORDERS WHO SHARE A COMMON CULTURE
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GROUP
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COMPOSED OF PEOPLE WHO ARE IN CONTACT WITH ONE ANOTHER, AND SHARE SOME WAYS OF THINKING AND BEHAVING
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NON-GROUP
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DOES NOT HAVE ATTRIBUTES OF A GROUP
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SOCIAL AGGREGATE
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NON-GROUP- NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAPPEN TO BE AT THE SAME PLACE AT THE SAME TIME
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THERE ARE TWO PRINCIPLE TYPES OF GROUPS
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PRIMARY GROUP
SECONDARY GROUP |
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PRIMARY GROUP
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COMPOSED OF PEOPLE WHO ARE EMOTIONALLY CLOSE, KNOW ONE ANOTHER WELL, AND SEEK ONE ANOTHERS COMPANY. THEY HAVE A "WE" FEELING AND ENJOY BEING TOGETHER. THESE RELATIONSHIPS ARE INTIMATE, PERSONAL, CARING, AND FULFILLING
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SECONDARY GROUP
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SECONDARY GROUPS EXIST TO ACCOMPLISH A SPECIFIC PURPOSE. IT'S IMPERSONAL, AND GOAL ORIENTED. IE VOLUNTEER GROUPS DURING A DISASTER.
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REFERENCE GROUPS
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GROUPS WE USE TO EVALUATE OURSELVES AND TO ACQUIRE ATTITUDES, VALUES, BELIEFS, AND NORMS.
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SOCIAL NETWORK
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A WEB OF SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS THAT JOIN A PERSON DIRECTLY TO OTHER PEOPLE AND GROUPS. ALL OF A PERSONS SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS
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BEUROCRACY
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A TYPE OF FORMAL ORGINIATION WHICH IS BASED ON RATIONALITY AND EFFICIENCY
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MAX WEBER
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SOCIOLOGIST RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EARLIEST ANALYSIS OF THE NATURE OF BEUROCRACY.
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CHARACHTERISTICS OF A BEUROCRACY
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THYE ORGINIZATION HAS A DIVISION OF LABOR BASED ON THE PRINCIPLE OF SPECIALIZATION.
THIS IMPROVES ORGINIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE BECAUSE AN INDIVIDUAL CAN BECOME AN EXPERT IN A LIMITED AREA OF ORGINIZATIONAL ACTIVITY |
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CHARACHTERISTICS OF A BEUROCRACY
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THE ORGINIZATION HAS A HIERARCHY OF AUTHORITY.
AUTHORITY IS THE EXCERCISE OF LEGITIMATE POWER, POWER THAT PRODUCES COMPLIANCE BECAUSE THOSE SUBJECTED TO IT BELIEVE THAT OBEDIENCE IS THE PROPER RESPONSE. |
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CHARACHTERISTICS OF A BEUROCRACY
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ORGINIZATIONAL AFFAIRS ARE BASED ON A SYSTEM OF RULES AND PROCEDURES.
THEY STABALIZE THE ORGINIZATION BECAUSE THEY COORDINATE ACTIVITIES AND COVER MOST SITUATIONS |
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CHARACHTERISTICS OF A BEUROCRACY
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MEMBERS OF THE ORGINIZATION MAINTAIN WRITTEN RECORDS OF THEIR ORGINIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
ORGINIZATIONAL "MEMORY" IS ESSENTIAL TO SMOOTH FUNCTIONING, STABILITY, AND CONTINUITY. |
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CHARACHTERISTICS OF A BEUROCRACY
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STATUSES IN THE ORGINIZATION- ESPECIALLY MANAGERIAL ONES- - ARE CONSIDERED FULL TIME JOBS
BEUROCRATIC STATUSES ARE NOT CONSIDERED AVOCATIONAL. THIS INCREASES THE COMMITMENT OF THE ORGINIATIONS MEMBERS AND DEMANDS THEIR FULL ATTENTION. |
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CHARACHTERISTICS OF A BEUROCRACY
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RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE ORGINIZATION ARE IMPERSONAL, DEVOID OF FAVORTISM
PERSONNEL ARE SELECTED ON THE BASIS OF TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND PROMOTED ON THE BASIS OF MERIT. |
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CHARACHTERISTICS OF A BEUROCRACY
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EMPLOYEES OF BEUROCRATIC ORGINIZATIONS DO NOT OWN THEIR POSITIONS.
BEUROCRATIC POSITIONS CANNOT BE SOLD OR INHERITED. POSITIONS ARE FILLED BY THE MOST QUALIFIED PEOPLE. THOSE IN BEUROCRATIC POSITIONS ARE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR USE OF EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES |
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MAX WEBER
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SOCIOLOGIST RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EARLIEST ANALYSIS OF THE NATURE OF BEUROCRACY.
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GROUP THINK
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SITUATION IN WHICH PRESSURES TOWARD UNIFORMITY DISCOURAGE MEMBERS OF THE GROUP FROM EXPRESSING THEIR RESERVATIONS ABOUT GROUP DECISIONS
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DEVIANCE
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BEHAVIOR THAT VIOLATES SIGNIFICANT SOCIAL NORMS
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ONE OF THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF DEVIANCE IS
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DEVIANCE ERODES TRUST
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DEVIANCE CAN BENEFIT SOCIETY BECAUSE IT
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CAN PROMOTE SOCIAL CHANGE
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SOCIAL CONTROL
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THE MEANS OF PROMOTING CONFORMITY TO A GROUPS OR SOCITIES RULES.
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ANOMIE
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A SOCIAL CONDITION IN WHICH NORMS ARE WEAK, CONFLICTING, OR ABSENT
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MERTONS STRAIN THEORY
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DEVIANCE IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR WHEN THERE IS A DISCREPANCY BTWN A CULTURALLY PRESCRIBED GOAL (ECONOMIC SUCCESS, FOR EXAMPLE) AND A LEGITIMATE MEANS OF OBTAINING IT ( EDUCATION). THE RESULTING STRAIN CAUSES SOME PEOPLE TO ENGAGE IN DEVIANT BEHAVIOR.
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UNIFORM CRIME REPORTS
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IN THE U.S. , THE MAJOR SOURCE FOR CRIME STATISTICS IS THE UNIFORM CRIME REPORT
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NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMIZATION SURVEY
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THE SURVEY IS CONDUCTED SEMIANNUALLY BY THE US CENSUS BUREAU. THE BUREAU USES STATE OF THE ART SURVEY RESEARCH TECHNIQUES.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
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COMPOSED OF THE POLICE, THE COURTS, AND THE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM
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RECIDIVISM
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IN OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, THERE'S A LOT OF RECIDIVISM---WHEN A CRIMINAL IS RELEASED FROM PRISON, AND THEN COMMITS ANOTHER CRIME
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