Chapter 6 Flashcards

1
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Types of groups

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primary groups
reference groups
social networks

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2
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Primary Groups

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form basic building blocks of social interaction

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3
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reference groups

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form out attitudes and life goals

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4
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Importance of groupthink

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very persuasive

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5
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Importance of Risky Shift & Polarization shift

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compel people to decisions that are against their judgement

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6
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Types of formal organizations

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normative
coercive
utilitarian
bureaucracies

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7
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functional theory

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specify birth organizational functions & organizational dysfunctions

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8
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conflict theory

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analyze consequences of hierarchical, gender, race, & social class conflict in organizations

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9
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symbolic interaction theory

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studying social interaction and integrating of the self into the organization

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10
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attribution error

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error made attributing someone’s behavior to their membership in a particular group

assume one person is “just like the rest” racist people judging

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11
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attribution theory

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dispositional attributions are made about what they are really like

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12
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formal organization

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large secondary group organized to accomplish a complex task or set of tasls

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13
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bureaucracy

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formal organization characterized by an authority hierarchy, clear division of labor, explicit rules, & impersonality

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14
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expressive needs

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needs for intimacy, companionship & emotional support

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15
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coalition

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an alliance formed by two or more individuals or groups against another individual or one or more groups to achieve certain ends

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16
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group size effect

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effect upon the person of groups of varying sizes

17
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coercive organizations

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membership is involuntary

- prison

18
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deindividuation

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feeling that one has merged with the group

19
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groupthink

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tendency for members to reach a consensus at all costs

20
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dyad

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group made of 2 people

21
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expressive needs

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needs for intimacy, companionship, & emotional support

22
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ideal type

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model rarely seen in reality but that defines the principal characteristics of a social form

23
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total institution

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organization cut off from the rest of society where individuals are under strict social control

24
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instrumental needs

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task/goal oriented needs

25
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triad

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group made of 3 people

26
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McDolaldization

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increasing presence of fast food model in organizations

27
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primary group

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intimate, face to face interaction & typically long relationships

28
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reference group

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any group used by the individual as a standard for evaluating themselves

29
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normative organizations

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voluntary membership pursuing goals

-ex. PTA, or politics

30
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organizational culture

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collective norms and values that shape people in an organization

31
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organizational ritualism

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rules become ends in themselves rather than means to an end

32
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polarization shift

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engaging in risky behavior just bc you are in a group

33
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utilitarian organization

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profit or nonprofit org. that pays its employees