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| People who have something in common and who believe that what they have in common is significant, also called a social group. |
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| A group characterized by intimate long term, face-to-cae association and cooperation, very close/intimate relationships. Ex: Sororities, families, etc. |
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| Compared w/ a primary group, a larger, relatively temporary, more anonymous, formal, and impersonal group based on some interest or activity. Very impersonal, short term relationships. Ex: Big college lecture classes |
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| Groups toward which one feels loyalty |
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| Groups toward which one feels antagonism |
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| A group whose standards we refer to as we evaluate ourselves. |
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| A group small enough for everyone to interact directly with all other members. |
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| The smallest possible group consisting of two persons (or groups). Two people/two groups = one relationships. |
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| A group of 3 people (or 3 groups). 3 people (or 3 groups)= 3 relationships. The more group relationships you have, the more freedom you have. |
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| A formal organization with a hierarchy of authority and a clear division of labor; emphasis on impersonality of position and written rules, communications and records. Number one goal of any bureaucracy is to be efficient. According to Marx, an additional role of this efficiency is alienation. |
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| Trained Incapacity (Standardization) |
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| Inability to think outside the box. Ex: In restaurants, "not my table" attitude. |
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| An organization replacing old goals with new ones; also known as goal replacement. |
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| Robert Michel's term for the tendency of formal organizations to be dominated by a small, self-perpetuating elite. |
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| Individuals rise to the level of their own inability in an organization. |
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| A group made up of people who voluntarily organize on the basis of some mutual interest; also known as voluntary memberships and voluntary organization |
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| The abuse of one person's position of authority to make unwanted sexual demands on another. |
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| As women climb the corporate ladder they will eventually hit a block, the glass ceiling. |
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| The study of groups has become an important part of sociology because groups play a role in: |
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| A three member group is a: |
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| What perspective would argue that organizations maintain the status quo through coercion? |
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| Women are often faced w/ limited opportunities for advancing in the workplace. This is known as: |
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| Which theorist presents us with concepts of labor and hierarchy of authority? |
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