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Side A ------ Side B group ------ a collection of people who share some attribute, identify with one another, and interact with each other crowd ------ - a temporary gathering of people in a public place- members might interact but do not identify with each other and will not remain in contact aggregate ------ a collection of people who share a physical location but do not have lasting social relations primary groups ------ - the people who are most important to our sense of self- members' relationships are typically characterized by face to face interaction, high levels of cooperation, and intense feelings of belonging secondary groups ------ - larger and less intimate than primary groups- members' relationships are usually organized around a specific goal and are often temporary social network ------ the web of direct and indirect ties connecting an individual to other people who may also affect her social ties ------ connections between individuals anomie ------ -"normlessness"- term used to describe the alienation and loss of purpose that result from weaker social bonds and an increased pace of change electronic or virtual communities ------ social groups whose interactions are mediated through information technologies, particularly the internet group dynamics ------ the patterns of interaction between groups and individuals dyad ------ a two person-social group triad ------ a three-person social group in-group ------ group that one identifies with and feels loyalty towards out-group ------ any group an individual feels opposition, rivalry, or hostility toward reference group ------ a group that provides a standard of comparison against which we evaluate ourselves group cohesion ------ the sense of solidarity or loyalty that individuals feel toward a group to which they belong group think ------ in very cohesive groups, the tendency to enforce a high degree of conformity among members, creating a demand for unanimous agreement social influences (peer pressure) ------ the influence of one's fellow group members on individual attitudes and behaviors prescription ------ behaviors approved of by a particular social group proscriptions ------ behaviors a particular social groups wants its members to avoid compliance ------ the mildest type of conformity, undertaken to gain rewards or avoid punishment identification ------ a type of conformity stronger than compliance and weaker than internalization, caused by a desire to establish or maintain a relationship with a person or a group internalization ------ the strongest type of conformity, occurring when an individual adopts the beliefs or actions of a group and makes them her own social loafing ------ -the phenomenon in which as more individuals are added to a task, each individual contributes a little less- a source of inefficacy when working in teams social identity theory ------ a theory of group formation and maintenance that stresses the need of individual members to feel a sense of belonging power ------ the ability to control the actions of others coercive power ------ power that is backed by the threat of force influential power ------ power that is supported by persuasion authority ------ the legitimate right to wield power traditional authority ------ authority based on custom, birthright, or divine right legal-rational authority ------ authority based in laws, rules, and procedures, not in the hereditary or personality of any individual leader charismatic authority ------ authority based in the perception of remarkable personal qualities in a leader instrumental leader ------ leadership that is task or goal oriented expressive leadership ------ leadership concerned with maintaining emotional and relational harmony within the group bureaucracy ------ a type of secondary group designed to perform tasks efficiently, characterized by specialization, technical competence, hierarchy, written rules, impersonality, and formal written communication rationalization ------ - the application of economic logic to human activity- the use of formal rules and regulations in order to maximize efficiency without consideration of subjective or individual concerns McDonaldization ------ George Ritzer's term describing the spread of bureaucratic rationalization and the accompanying increases in efficiency and dehumanization Three systems of stratification ------ 1. slavery2. caste 3. social class social stratification ------ the division of society into groups arranged in a social hierarchy social inequality ------ the unequal distribution of wealth, power, or prestige among members of a society slavery ------ the most extreme form of social stratification, based on the legal ownership of people caste system ------ a form of social stratification in which status is determined by one's family history and background and cannot be changed apartheid ------ the system of segregation of racial and ethnic groups that was legal in South Africa between 1948 and 1991 social class ------ a system of stratification based on access to resources such as wealth, property, power, and prestige socioeconomic status (SES) ------ - a measure of an individual's place within a social class system- often used interchangeably with "class" upper class ------ - a largely self-sustaining group of the wealthiest people in a class system- in the U.S. they constitute about 1 percent of the population and possess most of the wealth of the country upper-middle class ------ - mostly professionals and managers, who enjoy considerable financial stability- they constitute about 14 percent of the U.S. population middle class ------ - composed primarily of "white collar" workers with a broad range of incomes- they constitute about 30 percent of the U.S. population white-collar ------ a description characterizing workers and skilled laborers in technical and lower-management jobs working class/lower-middle class ------ - mostly "blue-collar" or service industry workers who are less likely to have a college degree- they constitute about 30 percent of the U.S. population blue-collar ------ a description characterizing workers who perform manual labor working poor ------ - poorly educated workers who work full-time but remain below the poverty line- they constitute about 20 percent of the U.S. population underclass ------ - the poorest American who are chronically unemployed and may depend on public or private assistance- they constitute about 5 percent of the U.S. population status inconsistency ------ a situation in whicih there are serious differences between the different elements of an individual's socioeconomic status feudal system (Marx) ------ a system of social stratification based on a hereditary nobility who were responsible for and served by a lower stratum of forced laborers called serfs prestige (Max Weber) ------ the social honor people are given because of their membership in well-regarded social groups social reproduction (Bourdieu) ------ the tendency of social classes to remain relatively stable as soical class status is passed down from one generation to the next cultural capital (Bourdieu) ------ the tastes, habits, expectations, skills, knowledge, and other cultural dispositions that help us gain advantages in society class consciousness ------ awareness of one's own social status and that of others social mobility ------ the movement of individuals or groups within the hierarchal system of social classes closed system ------ a social system with very little opportunity to move from one class to another open system ------ a social system with ample opportunities to move from one class to another intergenerational mobility ------ movement between social classes that occurs from one generation to the next intragenerational mobility ------ the movement between social classes that occurs over the course of an individual's lifetime horizontal social mobility ------ the occupational movement of individuals or groups within a social class vertical social mobility ------ the movement between different class statuses, often called either upward mobility or downward mobility structural mobility ------ changes in the social status of large numbers of people due to structural changes in society meritocracy ------ a system in which rewards are distributed based on merit
Side A ------ Side B group ------ a collection of people who share some attribute, identify with one another, and interact with each other crowd ------ - a temporary gathering of people in a public place- members might interact but do not identify with each other and will not remain in contact aggregate ------ a collection of people who share a physical location but do not have lasting social relations primary groups ------ - the people who are most important to our sense of self- members' relationships are typically characterized by face to face interaction, high levels of cooperation, and intense feelings of belonging secondary groups ------ - larger and less intimate than primary groups- members' relationships are usually organized around a specific goal and are often temporary social network ------ the web of direct and indirect ties connecting an individual to other people who may also affect her social ties ------ connections between individuals anomie ------ -"normlessness"- term used to describe the alienation and loss of purpose that result from weaker social bonds and an increased pace of change electronic or virtual communities ------ social groups whose interactions are mediated through information technologies, particularly the internet group dynamics ------ the patterns of interaction between groups and individuals dyad ------ a two person-social group triad ------ a three-person social group in-group ------ group that one identifies with and feels loyalty towards out-group ------ any group an individual feels opposition, rivalry, or hostility toward reference group ------ a group that provides a standard of comparison against which we evaluate ourselves group cohesion ------ the sense of solidarity or loyalty that individuals feel toward a group to which they belong group think ------ in very cohesive groups, the tendency to enforce a high degree of conformity among members, creating a demand for unanimous agreement social influences (peer pressure) ------ the influence of one's fellow group members on individual attitudes and behaviors prescription ------ behaviors approved of by a particular social group proscriptions ------ behaviors a particular social groups wants its members to avoid compliance ------ the mildest type of conformity, undertaken to gain rewards or avoid punishment identification ------ a type of conformity stronger than compliance and weaker than internalization, caused by a desire to establish or maintain a relationship with a person or a group internalization ------ the strongest type of conformity, occurring when an individual adopts the beliefs or actions of a group and makes them her own social loafing ------ -the phenomenon in which as more individuals are added to a task, each individual contributes a little less- a source of inefficacy when working in teams social identity theory ------ a theory of group formation and maintenance that stresses the need of individual members to feel a sense of belonging power ------ the ability to control the actions of others coercive power ------ power that is backed by the threat of force influential power ------ power that is supported by persuasion authority ------ the legitimate right to wield power traditional authority ------ authority based on custom, birthright, or divine right legal-rational authority ------ authority based in laws, rules, and procedures, not in the hereditary or personality of any individual leader charismatic authority ------ authority based in the perception of remarkable personal qualities in a leader instrumental leader ------ leadership that is task or goal oriented expressive leadership ------ leadership concerned with maintaining emotional and relational harmony within the group bureaucracy ------ a type of secondary group designed to perform tasks efficiently, characterized by specialization, technical competence, hierarchy, written rules, impersonality, and formal written communication rationalization ------ - the application of economic logic to human activity- the use of formal rules and regulations in order to maximize efficiency without consideration of subjective or individual concerns McDonaldization ------ George Ritzer's term describing the spread of bureaucratic rationalization and the accompanying increases in efficiency and dehumanization Three systems of stratification ------ 1. slavery2. caste 3. social class social stratification ------ the division of society into groups arranged in a social hierarchy social inequality ------ the unequal distribution of wealth, power, or prestige among members of a society slavery ------ the most extreme form of social stratification, based on the legal ownership of people caste system ------ a form of social stratification in which status is determined by one's family history and background and cannot be changed apartheid ------ the system of segregation of racial and ethnic groups that was legal in South Africa between 1948 and 1991 social class ------ a system of stratification based on access to resources such as wealth, property, power, and prestige socioeconomic status (SES) ------ - a measure of an individual's place within a social class system- often used interchangeably with "class" upper class ------ - a largely self-sustaining group of the wealthiest people in a class system- in the U.S. they constitute about 1 percent of the population and possess most of the wealth of the country upper-middle class ------ - mostly professionals and managers, who enjoy considerable financial stability- they constitute about 14 percent of the U.S. population middle class ------ - composed primarily of "white collar" workers with a broad range of incomes- they constitute about 30 percent of the U.S. population white-collar ------ a description characterizing workers and skilled laborers in technical and lower-management jobs working class/lower-middle class ------ - mostly "blue-collar" or service industry workers who are less likely to have a college degree- they constitute about 30 percent of the U.S. population blue-collar ------ a description characterizing workers who perform manual labor working poor ------ - poorly educated workers who work full-time but remain below the poverty line- they constitute about 20 percent of the U.S. population underclass ------ - the poorest American who are chronically unemployed and may depend on public or private assistance- they constitute about 5 percent of the U.S. population status inconsistency ------ a situation in whicih there are serious differences between the different elements of an individual's socioeconomic status feudal system (Marx) ------ a system of social stratification based on a hereditary nobility who were responsible for and served by a lower stratum of forced laborers called serfs prestige (Max Weber) ------ the social honor people are given because of their membership in well-regarded social groups social reproduction (Bourdieu) ------ the tendency of social classes to remain relatively stable as soical class status is passed down from one generation to the next cultural capital (Bourdieu) ------ the tastes, habits, expectations, skills, knowledge, and other cultural dispositions that help us gain advantages in society class consciousness ------ awareness of one's own social status and that of others social mobility ------ the movement of individuals or groups within the hierarchal system of social classes closed system ------ a social system with very little opportunity to move from one class to another open system ------ a social system with ample opportunities to move from one class to another intergenerational mobility ------ movement between social classes that occurs from one generation to the next intragenerational mobility ------ the movement between social classes that occurs over the course of an individual's lifetime horizontal social mobility ------ the occupational movement of individuals or groups within a social class vertical social mobility ------ the movement between different class statuses, often called either upward mobility or downward mobility structural mobility ------ changes in the social status of large numbers of people due to structural changes in society meritocracy ------ a system in which rewards are distributed based on merit
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