Chapter 6 Flashcards
2 or more individuals who interact, share goods and norms and have subjective awareness as “we”
group
group consisting of exactly 2 people
dyad
group consisting of 3 people
triad
tendency for triads to segregate into coalition
triadic segregation
the alliance formed by 2 or more individuals in order to achieve certain ends
coalition
the effects of group number on group behavior independent of the personality characteristics of the members themselves
group size effects
consisting of intimate, face-to-face interaction and relatively long lasting relationships
primary group
those that are larger in membership, less intimate and less long lasting
secondary groups
needs for intimacy, companionship and emotional support
expressive needs
emotionally neutral, task oriented, goal oriented needs
instrumental needs
what are primary and secondary groups considered?
membership groups
those to which you may or may not belong but use as a standard for evaluating your values attitudes and behaviors
reference groups
principle that we all make inferences about the personalities of others
attribution theory
errors made in attributing causes for people’s behavior to their membership in a particular group, such as a racial group
attribution error
Set of links between individuals groups or other social units such as bureaucratic organizations or even entire nations
Social network
The conviction that one’s impervious to social influence
Not-me syndrome
Tendency for group members, after discussion and interaction, to engage in riskier behavior than they would while alone
Risky shift
Shifting group opinion in terms of risk either increase or a decrease in degree of risk from before discussion to after discussion
Polarization shift
Large secondary group highly organized accomplish a complex task or tasks and to achieve goals efficiently
Formal organization
Having manufacturing tasks ordinarily performed by the home company instead of foreign workers
Outsourcing
An organization having a voluntary membership and that pursues goals
Normative organizations
Characterized by membership that is largely involuntary
Coercive code organizations
Did a study showing how to structure of organizations leads to obstacles and the advancement of groups that are tokens rarely represented in the organizational environment
Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- “Us”
- one belongs to
- provides identity
- essentially the “ok” group
In-Group