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Details Title: Sociology Chapter 7 Description: Terms and Class Notes Total Flash Cards: 29 Created: 11/09/2005 13:23:15	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term Small group Definition a group small enough to allow its members to relate to one another individually Term social group Definition have identity, unity, and shared goals Term primary group Definition small, multi-purpose group in which interaction is intimate and there is a strong sense of group identity Term primary relationship Definition a personal, emotional, and not easily transferrable relationship that includes a variety of roles and interests of each individual; free and extensive communication and interaction of whole personalities Term secondary group Definition specialized group designed to achieve specific goals Term secondary relationship Definition a specialized relationship lacking emotional intensity and involvinga limited aspect of one's personality Term dyad Definition group with 2 members; can self-destruct quickly, has high demands on each member Term triad Definition group with 3 members; one member can feel like "odd-man out" Term conformity Definition action in accordance with customs, rules, or prevailing opinion Term ingroups Definition groups to which individuals belong Term outgroup Definition a group to which a person does not belong Term reference group Definition a group that is especially important in shaping a person's beliefs, attitudes, and values; ALWAYS primary Term organization Definition social group deliberately constructed to achieve specific goals; consists of division of labor, concentration of power, and flexible membership Term formal structure Definition stated set of rules, regulations, and procedures that guide the activities of an organization's members Term formal organization Definition an organization in which the formal structure is dominant Term informal structure Definition the personal relationships in an organization that form as members interact Term bureaucracy Definition a hierarchical authority structure that operates on the basis of explicit rules and procedures Term rationalization Definition gradual process by which older, traditional methods of social organization are replaced by explicit, abstract and numerous formal rules and procedures Term ideal type Definition description of the most essential or characteristic qualities of a phenomenon Term goal displacement Definition process that occurs when members of an organization become more concentrated with perpetuating the organization itself and their positions in it than with meeting the actual goals of the organization Term voluntary association Definition an organization that is constructed by its members to pursue some common interest and that has few formal control mechanisms Term characteristics of a primary relationship Definition variety of roles, involves whole personality, emotionally laden, not easily transferable, high levels of communication (frequent, open and meaningful) Term instrumental needs Definition like the activity (e.g. intramurals, clubs, etc.) Term expressive needs Definition allows us to feel needed, wanted, validated Term group structure (primary or secondary) Definition includes size, norms, and roles Term consensus Definition group agreement Term product organization Definition make the product (ex: car makers) Term service organization Definition offer services (ex: catering)