Sociology Chapter 5

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Dyad

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A relationship of two

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Triad

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Group of three

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Mediator

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The person who tries to resolve conflict between the other two and sometimes brought for that explicit purpose

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Marriage counselor

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Tertius Gaudens

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Latin for" the third that rejoices. This individual profits from disagreement of other two actors essentially playing the opposite role from the mediator

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Divided ET Impera

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Latin for" divide and conquer." This person intentionally drives a wedge between the other two parties

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Small group

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A group Characterized by face to face interaction, a unifocal perspective, lack of formal Arrangement or rolls and a certain level of equality

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Party

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A group that is similar to a small group but is multifocal.

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Large group

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A group characterized by the presence of formal structure that immediate intervention and consequently status differentiation

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Primary group

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Social groups such as family or friends composed of enduring instrument face-to-face relationships that strongly influence the attitude and ideas of those involved

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Secondary groups

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Group impersonal instrumental relationships those existing as a means to an end

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In group

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Another term four Power Group most often the majority

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Out-group

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Another term for the stigmatized or less powerful group the minority

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Reference group

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A group that helps us understand or make sense of our position in society related to other groups

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Social network

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A set of relations essentially a set of dyads held together by ties between individuals

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Tie

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The connection between two people in a relationship that varies in strength from one relationship to the next a story that explains a relationship with any other members of our Network

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Narrative

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The sum of stories contained in a set of Ties

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Embeddedness

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The degree to which ties are reinforced through indirect paths within a social network

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Strength of weak ties

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The notion that relatively weak ties often turn to be quiet variable because they yield new information

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Structural hole

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A gap between Network clusters or even two individuals if those individual or clusters have complimentary resources

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Social capital

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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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Organizations

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Any social network that is defined by a common purpose and has a boundary between its members and the rest of the social world

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Organizational culture

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The shared beliefs and behaviors within a social group often used interchangeably with corporate culture

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Organizational structure

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The ways in which power and authority are distributed within an organization

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Isomorphism

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Constraining process that focuses 1 units in a population to resemble other units that face the same set of environmental conditions

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Feminism

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A consciousness raising moment to get people to understand gender is an organizing principle of life the underlining belief is that women and men should be accorded equal opportunities and respect

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Sex

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The biological difference that distinguish males from females

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Sexuality

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Desire sexual preference and sexual identity and behavior

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Gender

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A social position the set of social Arrangements that are built around normative sex categories

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Essentialism

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Line of thought that explains social phenomena in terms of natural

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Biological determinism

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A line of thought that explains social behaviors in terms of who you are in the natural world

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Hegemonic masculinity

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The condition in which men are dominant and privileged and this dominance and privilege is invisible

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Gender roles

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Set of Behavioral norms assumed to accompany one's status as a male or female

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Patriarchy

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a nearly universal system involving the subordination of femininity to masculinity

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Structural functionalism

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Theoretical tradition claiming that every society has certain structures the family division of labor or gender that exists to fulfill some set of necessary function reproduction of species produced of goods

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Sex role Theory

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Talcott Parson's theory that men and women perform their sexual roles as Breadwinners and wives mothers respectfully because the nucular family is the ideal arrangement in modern societies fulfilling the function reproducing workers

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Homosexual

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The social identity of a person who has sexual interaction to endure relations with other persons of the same sex

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Sexism

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Current when a person's sex or gender is the basis for judgment discrimination and hatred against him or her

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Sexual harassment

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An illegal form of discrimination involving everything from inappropriate jokes in job to outright social sexual assault too sexual barter intended to make women feel uncomfortable and unwelcome particularly on the job

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Glass ceiling

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An invisible limit on women's update occupational letter