Soc Mid-term ch 5

two or more people who identify with and interact with one another

a small social group whose members share personal and lasting relationships

a large and impersonal social group whose members pursue a specific goal or activity

group leadership that focuses on the completion of tasks

group leadership that gocuses on the group's well-being

focuses on instrumental concerns, takes personal charge of decision making, and demands that group members obey orders

more expressive, making a point of including everyone in the decision-making process.

allows the group to funtion more or less on its own (laissez-faire in french means "leave it alone")

a social group with two members

a social group with three members

a social group toward which a member feels respect and loyalty

a social group toward which a person feels a sense of competition or opposition

a social group that serves as a point of reference in making evaluations and decisions

large secondary groups organized to achieve their goals efficiently.

one that pays people for their efforts

voluntary associations not for income

people are forced to join these organizations as a form of punishment or treatment

an organizational model rationally designed to perform tasks efficiently

a focus on rules and regulations to the point of undermining an organizations goals

the tendency of bureaucratic organizations to perpetuate themselves.

• the rule of the many by the few
• "according to what Michels called "iron law of oligarchy," the pyramid shape of bureaucracy places a few leaders in charge of the resources of the entire organization"

Electrical shock; group think