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Chapter two test- part 2
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Sociology
Undergraduate 2
03/17/2011

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authoritarianism
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a political system that denies the people participation in government
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authority
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power that people perceive as legitimate rather than coercive
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bureaucracy 
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an organizational model rationally designed to preform tasks efficiently 
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expressive leadership
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group leadership that focuses on the groups well being
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in group
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a social group toward which a member feels respect or loyalty
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instrumental leadership
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group leadership that focuses on the completion of tasks
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out group
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a social group toward which a person feels a sense of competition or opposition
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primary group
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a small social group where members share personal and lasting relationships
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reference group
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a social group that serves as a point of reference in making evaluations and decisions
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secondary group
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a large and impersonal social group whose members pursue a specific goal or activity
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social group
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two or more people who identify or interact with each other
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democracy
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a political system that gives power to the people as a whole
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monarchy
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a political system where a single family rules from generation to generation
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oligarchy
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the rule of any by few
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pluralist model
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an analysis of politics that sees power as spread among many competing interest groups
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politics
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the social institution that distributes power, sets a society's goals, and makes decisions 
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power
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the ability to achieve desired ends despite resistance from others
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power elite model
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an analysis of politics that sees power as concentrated among the rich
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state terrorism
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terriorism
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war
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organized conflict among the people of two or more nations directed by their government
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charisma
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extraordinary personal qualities that can infuse people with emotion and turn them into followers
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credentialism
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education
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the social institution in which society provides its members with important knowledge including basic facts job skills and cultural norms and values
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profane
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occurring as an ordinary element of everyday life
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religion
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a social institution involving beliefs and practices based on recognizing the sacred
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sacred
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set apart as extraordinary, inspiring awe and reverance
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schooling
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formal instruction under the direction of specifically trained teachers
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