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Side A ------ Side B
Attribution Theory ------ We judge people
Attribution Error ------ Judging people wrongly
Triad ------ Three people group, creates problems
Dyad ------ Two person group, typically better 
Coalition ------ When two people of a Triad break off to form a Dyad against the Isolate. 
Coercive Organization ------ A group of members whose work is typically largely Involuntary
Deindividualization ------ Feeling that oneself has merged and become part of a group rather than individual
Group Size Effect ------ The effect the size of a group has on its members, separately analyzed from the personalities of the members. 
GroupThink ------ A tendency for groups to make a conscious decision together, even if that decision is stupid, which is typically what happens. 
Instrumental needs ------ Task oriented needs, the need to do something or get something. 
McDonaldization ------ The problems or ways of one bureaucracy can have an effect on all of society. In mcdonalds how everyone now wants everything "fast"
Normative Organization ------ Voluntary join that pursues a goal only for the self-satisfaction. 
Outsourcing ------ Using foreign workers to do the jobs for cheap labor. 
Polarization Shift ------ The shift in one way or the other that occurs in a group, driven by discussion
Primary Group ------ Intimate, face to face interaction and relatively long-lasting relationships.
Secondary Group ------ Short term, usually relatively formal relationships. Such as as school
Reference Group ------ You may or may not belong to, but you use them as a standard for evaluating yourself or your group. 
Tenure ------ When a company agrees to let a person work for them until they retire.
Total Institution ------ A separate society in which people live their whole lives in total control inside this institution. (internment camp)
Utilitarian Organization ------ Large organizations where people join for specific purposes such as a monetary reward. 
6 Parts of a Bureaucracy ------ Division of Labor/Specialization
Hierarchy of Authority
Rules/Regulations
Impersonal Relationships
Career Ladder
Efficiency

Side A ------ Side B
Attribution Theory ------ We judge people
Attribution Error ------ Judging people wrongly
Triad ------ Three people group, creates problems
Dyad ------ Two person group, typically better 
Coalition ------ When two people of a Triad break off to form a Dyad against the Isolate. 
Coercive Organization ------ A group of members whose work is typically largely Involuntary
Deindividualization ------ Feeling that oneself has merged and become part of a group rather than individual
Group Size Effect ------ The effect the size of a group has on its members, separately analyzed from the personalities of the members. 
GroupThink ------ A tendency for groups to make a conscious decision together, even if that decision is stupid, which is typically what happens. 
Instrumental needs ------ Task oriented needs, the need to do something or get something. 
McDonaldization ------ The problems or ways of one bureaucracy can have an effect on all of society. In mcdonalds how everyone now wants everything "fast"
Normative Organization ------ Voluntary join that pursues a goal only for the self-satisfaction. 
Outsourcing ------ Using foreign workers to do the jobs for cheap labor. 
Polarization Shift ------ The shift in one way or the other that occurs in a group, driven by discussion
Primary Group ------ Intimate, face to face interaction and relatively long-lasting relationships.
Secondary Group ------ Short term, usually relatively formal relationships. Such as as school
Reference Group ------ You may or may not belong to, but you use them as a standard for evaluating yourself or your group. 
Tenure ------ When a company agrees to let a person work for them until they retire.
Total Institution ------ A separate society in which people live their whole lives in total control inside this institution. (internment camp)
Utilitarian Organization ------ Large organizations where people join for specific purposes such as a monetary reward. 
6 Parts of a Bureaucracy ------ Division of Labor/Specialization
Hierarchy of Authority
Rules/Regulations
Impersonal Relationships
Career Ladder
Efficiency