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Journal Question. How did you meet your friends? (8 sent) Hand in journal. Groups & Formal Organizations. Chapter 6. Ch. 6.1 (p. 172-175). Primary & Secondary Groups. Groups. In regular contact Similar way of thinking, feeling, behavior Consider each other’s behavior - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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JOURNAL QUESTION How did you meet your friends? (8 sent)
Hand in journal
GROUPS & FORMAL
ORGANIZATIONSChapter 6
PRIMARY & SECONDARY
GROUPS
Ch. 6.1 (p. 172-175)
GROUPS In regular
contact Similar way of
thinking, feeling, behavior
Consider each other’s behavior
One or more goals in common
CATEGORIES VS. GROUPS Social category: share same social
characteristicEx: women, seniors, middle schoolers
Social aggregate: people at the same place at the same timeEx: people at the mall
These are NOT examples of groups
PRIMARY GROUP Know each other very well Emotionally tied to each other Create a sense of “we” Comprised of primary relationships
Caring, intimate, personal interactions Most important in socialization process P. Groups are: small in size, face-to-face,
occur very frequently, occur in proper setting
WHY ARE P. GROUPS IMPORTANT? Give emotional
support Learn rules and
how to fit in to society (socialization)
Conformity based on social status
SECONDARY GROUPS Goal/task oriented Impersonal interactions (secondary
relationships) Work groups, volunteer organizations,
etc. If friendship becomes more important
than the task, group MAY FAIL
DISCUSSION QUESTION OF DAY Why are some people allowed in certain
groups but others are kept out?
(Do not have to write, journals will be returned next class)
NETWORKS & SOCIAL
INTERACTION6.2 & 6.3
p. 177-186
GROUPS In-group
Extreme loyalty among the membersExclude others“Us” or “we”
Out-groupComposed of people not part of in-groupCompetes with the in-group“they” or “them”
IN-N-OUT GROUPS Group “boundaries”
Distinguishing characteristics that show who is part of the in-group and who is not
Ex: clothing, symbols, handshakes, physical locations, language
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIfChi7QFTo
Must have commitment from group members to maintain integrity of the group
SOCIAL NETWORKS Made up of all of a person’s social
relationships Ties us to numerous people within our
community and around the world Using the internet has allowed for larger
social networks as well as faster, more frequent, and easier communication
Social networks are not groups, but groups make up social networksPrimary/secondary groups
Good for support, making career connections
SOCIAL INTERACTIONS Essential to group longevity
Makes room for individuals to take on roles
Different norms and behavior
COOPERATION & SOCIAL EXCHANGE Come together
to accomplish a goal
Limited resources
Games, emergencies
Voluntary action Expect reward Reward more
important than the action
System of reciprocity
CONFLICT & COERCION Work against
one another Want reward Unity within
groups Attention to
social inequalities
Must give in to wants of an individual or group
Opposite of social exchange
PowerTorture, death,
humiliation, other social pressures
CONFORMITY Matching group expectations Allows for creation of larger social
institutions Groupthink
Thinking of a group that is deceptive Avoided by having group say in decisionsHave opposing viewpoints
SOCIAL NETWORK ASSIGNMENT Create your own social network Go 2 degrees out from you (1 degree is
the people you personally know, 2 degrees are the people that your first people know)
Create at least 4 of your in groups State how you conform to your in groups Describe the boundaries (how you know
you are in the in-group) What are the goals of your in groups?
Formal Organizations6.4
How did communities switch from spending the majority of time with primary groups to spending most times with secondary groups?
Formal Organization◦ Achieve one or
more long term goal
◦ Exs: high school, college, corporations, gov’t agencies
Bureaucracy ◦ Formal org. based
on rationality and efficiency
Bureaucracy Secondary groupDivision of labor
◦Specialization expertise in limited areas
Very impersonal◦Call help/service centers◦Automation
Hierarchy of authority◦Power: ability to control behavior of
others◦Legitimate power
Legitimate= recognized or approved source
BureaucracySystem of rules and procedures
◦Coordinate activitiesWritten records of work
◦Kept in files◦Essential for continuity
Promotion based on merit and qualifications
◦Equal treatment for all
How might corporations alleviate problems we associate with bureaucracies?
Benefits of bureaucracyEfficient in dealing with
INDUSTRIAL societies/large number of people
Precision, speed, efficient, cost effective
Designed to protect individualsRationalization: knowledge,
reason, planning
Informal organizationsGroups within formal
organizationsCommon interests & personal
relationshipsSpontaneous Able to create primary
relationships inside an impersonal setting◦Conformity strength
What are ways bureaucratic or formal organizations might encourage informal organizations to come about?