Chapter 6 key terms

Question 1

aggregate

Answer 1

A collection of people who exist in the same place at the same time, but who do not interact or share a sense of identity

Question 2

group

Answer 2

any collection of at least two people who interact with some frequency and who share some sense of aligned identity

Question 3

social interaction

Answer 3

involves two or more people taking one another into account

Question 4

category

Answer 4

people who share similar characteristics but who are not connected in any way. ex. millennial

Question 5

primary groups

Answer 5

generally face to face in long term ways. plays critical role in ones life.

Question 6

secondary groups

Answer 6

large, impersonal, task focused, time-limited. instrumental function in ones life, not emotionally oriented.

Question 7

in group

Answer 7

a group in which a person feels they belong to.

Question 8

out group

Answer 8

group in which someone does not belong to. Often they will feel disdain or competition with this group.

Question 9

Reference Group

Answer 9

group that people compare themselves to. It often provides a standard of measurement.

Question 10

Normative Organization (voluntary organization)

Answer 10

Based on shared interests. Typically people will find membership rewarding.

Question 11

Coercive Organization

Answer 11

pushed or forced to join this type of organization. ex. prison or rehab.

Question 12

Utilitarian Organizations

Answer 12

Join because of need for specific material rewards. Ex. school or work.

Question 13

Max Weber Ideal Type

Answer 13

Enables us to see aspects of real world in clearer, more systematic way. ex. bureaucracies