Think Sociology Chapter 6

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Social Groups

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are groups that consist of two or more people who interact with one another and share a common identity,

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Bounded Relationships

Back 2

are relationships that exist only under specific conditions.

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In-Group

Back 3

is a group to which we feel an affinity or closeness.

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In-Group Bias

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is the feeling that a person's in-group is superior to others.

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Out-Group

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is a group from which we are disconnected.

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Reference Group

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is the group you use to evaluate yourself.

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Dyad

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is a group consisting of two people.

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Triad

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is a group consisting of three people.

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Leadership Style

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is a behavioral mode that leaders use to influence group members.

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Autocratic Leaders

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are leaders who determine the group policies and assign tasks.

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Democratic Leaders

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are leaders who strive to set group policy by discussion and agreement.

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Laissez-Faire Leaders

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are leaders who lead by absence and may not want to be leaders at all.

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Conformity

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is the degree to which we will alter our behavior, attitudes, and points of view to fit into our perceived expectation of what is appropriate.

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Groupthink

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is the term for group decisions that are made without objective thought.

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Social Capital

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is a sociological concept that refers to the individual and collective resources available to a person.

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Social Network

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is the web of ties you have with others.

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Formal Organizations

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are groups created for a certain purpose and built for maximum efficiency.

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Voluntary Association

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is the act of joining an organization that offers no pay and that expands social networks through interaction.

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Organizations

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are format groups that exist to achieve a desired goal.

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Utilitarian Organization

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is an organization in which people receive wages in exchange for work.

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Normative Organizations

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are organizations that exist to achieve a worthwhile goal.

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Coercive Organizations

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are organizations that people are forced to join.

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Formal Structure

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is the explicit rules, goals, and guidelines of the organization.

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Informal Structures

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are friendships, allegiancies, and loyalties among members of the organization.

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Bureaucracies

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are formal organizations that are organized into a hierarchy of smaller departments.

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Formal Rationality

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is the reasonable actions organizations and bureaucracies take to achieve goals in the most effective way.

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Iron Cage

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is a concept introduced by Max Weber that refers to the way in which bureaucracies make workers feel trapped and turn them into little more than robots accomplishing tasks.