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Sociology
Undergraduate 2
03/15/2015

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Social group
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consist of two or more that interact with one another and share common identity. Family friends and athletes
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Primary groups
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is aa relatively small group who engage in face to face. family and friends. these people come and go
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secondary groups
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is usually a large group of people formal, impersonal and temporary
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in group
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share a sense of identity that excludes outsiders
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out groups
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are people that are treated negatvily because they are seen having values and beliefs. Fell different being christian or catholic
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group thinks
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refers to a deterioration of mental effeceiency reality testing and moral judgements. Nazi all think a like
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Social netowkr
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is a web of social ties that link individuals to others. Network that can be face to face communication
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voluntary association
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creates people who share a common set of interest ad who are not paid
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bureaucracy
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is a formal organization that is designed to accomplish goals take large numbers
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iron law of oligarchy
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domination by a small group of individuals
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macdonaldization of society
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the orgainization principles that underline mcdonalds dominate more and more
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functionalist
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groups and formal organization are composed of interrelated depedent parts
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conflict theory
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differences in power and control
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pestimostic
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haves and have nots
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feminist scholar
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emphasize the different positions of man and women in organization
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symoblic intereactions
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how people define a situation shapes group dynamics
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five major institutions
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family economy politics education religion
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