soc chapter 5

Graduate, degrees, skills ect

transcends all other status, it is your identifier

Given: race, gender, ect

group of which an individual or another group is compared to

Behavior expected of a status regarding another status

The expected behavior and output of a role

How one performs their role

The range of tasks within a social system

a group of people who temporarily share the same physical space but do not associate themselves with each other

people who share similar characteristics. ie. men in college, women under 5 feet

A small social group whose members share close, personal relationships

large groups whose relationships are impersonal and goal oriented, temporary

Group of people that may leave or join freely that is free of external control

A social system organized around specific goals and usually consisting of several interrelated groups or subsystems

A system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than elected representatives

Very Analytical, synthesizes workflow, its main objective is to improve efficiency and labor productivity

An approach based on the idea of human needs and human values

A social structure made up of a set of social actors (individuals or organizations) and a set of dyadic ties between those actors

- Demonstrated the effect that groups think has on individuals - When there was no pressure to conform to the group the error rate of selecting the correct line was less than 1% - When there was pressure to conform ¾ of people chose the wrong answer which was the groups answer

- Demonstrated the willingness of a participant to obey an authority figure - That figure instructed them to perform acts conflicting with their personal conscience - Even though participants were uncomfortable administering a shock to people they mostly obeyed

- Hierarchy of authority - Chain of command Formal power structure and informal - Division of labor - Impersonal - Rules and procedures efficient - Qualification based hiring

Occurs when a group of people, in desire to achieve a goal, result in making irrational decisions for an outcome

To be reasonable, based on factors or reason

- Movement from traditional to rational models of thought - Scientific management

The substitution by an organization of the goal or goals which it was established to serve for other goals

The tendency of workers in a bureaucracy to become so specialized that they develop blind spots and fail to notice obvious problems