Chapter 6 Flashcards
Types of groups
primary groups
reference groups
social networks
Primary Groups
form basic building blocks of social interaction
reference groups
form out attitudes and life goals
Importance of groupthink
very persuasive
Importance of Risky Shift & Polarization shift
compel people to decisions that are against their judgement
Types of formal organizations
normative
coercive
utilitarian
bureaucracies
functional theory
specify birth organizational functions & organizational dysfunctions
conflict theory
analyze consequences of hierarchical, gender, race, & social class conflict in organizations
symbolic interaction theory
studying social interaction and integrating of the self into the organization
attribution error
error made attributing someone’s behavior to their membership in a particular group
assume one person is “just like the rest” racist people judging
attribution theory
dispositional attributions are made about what they are really like
formal organization
large secondary group organized to accomplish a complex task or set of tasls
bureaucracy
formal organization characterized by an authority hierarchy, clear division of labor, explicit rules, & impersonality
expressive needs
needs for intimacy, companionship & emotional support
coalition
an alliance formed by two or more individuals or groups against another individual or one or more groups to achieve certain ends
group size effect
effect upon the person of groups of varying sizes
coercive organizations
membership is involuntary
- prison
deindividuation
feeling that one has merged with the group
groupthink
tendency for members to reach a consensus at all costs
dyad
group made of 2 people
expressive needs
needs for intimacy, companionship, & emotional support
ideal type
model rarely seen in reality but that defines the principal characteristics of a social form
total institution
organization cut off from the rest of society where individuals are under strict social control
instrumental needs
task/goal oriented needs
triad
group made of 3 people
McDolaldization
increasing presence of fast food model in organizations
primary group
intimate, face to face interaction & typically long relationships
reference group
any group used by the individual as a standard for evaluating themselves
normative organizations
voluntary membership pursuing goals
-ex. PTA, or politics
organizational culture
collective norms and values that shape people in an organization
organizational ritualism
rules become ends in themselves rather than means to an end
polarization shift
engaging in risky behavior just bc you are in a group
utilitarian organization
profit or nonprofit org. that pays its employees
