Chapter 7 Sociology

What are the principals od Mcdonaldization ?

Efficiency, calculability, control and predictability

Which social group is the most important primary group?

Family

Milgram's experiment showed that people are easily influenced by both ?

Ordinary people and legitimate authority figures

Group Conformity?

People are willing to compromise their own judgements to avoid the discomfort of being different -Soloman Asch Research

Aggregates?

People who are in the same place at the same time but are not interacting together

What are the characteristics of primary group?

Personal, long term, and lots of activities together

In general we see the ____________ as a means to an end and we see the _________ as an end in itself.

Primary group, Secondary Group

The Mcdonaldization of society thesis echoes Weber's belief that ?

Rational systems are efficient but dehumanizing

Which of the following terms refers to a social group that people use as a point of reference in making evaluations or decisions?

Reference Group

What is evidence of the Mcdonalidization of society?

Replacing bank teller with ATM's, shopping in carefully climate controlled malls, colleges that assess students in terms of grades and not test scores

Oligarchy refers to the ?

Rule of the many by the few

Stanley Milgram Research?

Shows how readily authority figures can obtain compliance from ordinary people 1960s (shocking people experiment)

Irving Janis Research ?

Study the process of groupthink; the tendency of group members to conform by adopting a narrow view of some issues

In what respect are US and Japanese formal organizations distinctly different ?

The former stresses individual achievement; the latter stresses collective achievement

Why did Cooley refer to some group as primary groups?

They are among the first groups we experience, and they have primary importance in the socialization process

What are the three types of formal organizations?

Utalitarian (Work), Normative (Voluntary) and Coercive (Forced)

What is not characterized of secondary groups?

Warm, personal interaction

What is expressive group leader ?

When a person is a socio emotional leader who works to reduce tension and maintain group solidarity Ex: Gandi

what is instrumental group think?

When a task leader emerges to solve the problem Ex: hitler, musulini

Which statement reflects Simmel's understanding of dyad?

Dyads are less stable than groups with many memers

What is the correct sociological term for all people with a common status?

A cateragory

Generally, people in secondary relationship think of others as?

A means to some end

To members of a social group, people usually think of themselves as?

A special "we"

In the iron law of oligarchy, Robert Michel's stated ?

Bureaucracy always means the few rule of many

The sociologist who explored the primary group was ?

Charles Horton Cooley

To a prisoner, maximum security prison is one example of a ?

Coercive Organization

How does Max Weber explain the roles of formal organizations and their ability to alienate people within them?

Dehumanization

What type of leader downplays their own power, letting the group function more or les on its own?

Democratic Leaders

What is the sociological term coined by Irving Janis for a limited understanding of some issues by group conformity?

Group Think

What is the term used for leadership that emphasizes the completion of task?

Instrumental Leadership

What are the two types of group leadership?

Instrumental and Expressive

The leadership style that allows group members the most autonomy is?

Laissez-faire

Which type of leadership focuses on instrumental concerns, making decisions, and obtaining strict compliance from subordinates?

Laissez-faire leadership