What Do You Know About French Resistance Flashcards

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Most people find it difficult to obey authorities b-cuz
They fear ridicule, ostracism, & punishment
Why didn't more ordinary German citizens resist the Nazis
*paid more attention to norms than morality *did not want to let down comrades *wanted to maintain group morale, solidarity, & loyalty
Nazi regime's genocide machine operated efficiently partly b-cuz
*it was bureaucratically organized *achieved max efficiency by breaking down large goal one of into small tasks for many
Milgram's experiment: deadly "shocks" to subjects that answered questions incorrectly, tester/shockers were ordinary citizens
We are inclined to obey those in power, whether authority structure in new & artificial or old & well-established
Group of people against whom an indiv. evaluates his situation is called...
A reference group
Leadership style that allows subordinates to work largely on their own w/ almost no direction from above?
Laissez-faire leadership
Standard sociological criticisms of bureaucracy? (1,2)
*dehumanization (unique to standard) *bureaucratic ritualism (so occupied with rules & regulations that authority makes difficult to fulfill goals)
Standard sociological criticisms of bureaucracy? (3,4)
*oligarchy (rule of few) *bureaucratic inertia (so large & rigid they lose touch w/ reality & continue policies even when in desperate need of change)
Proportion of Jews killed during WWII was highest?
Where nations were bureaucratically organized
Pressure to conform despite individual misgivings is called?
Groupthink
Except for crisis situations, the most effective leadership style is?
Democratic
Societies are collectivities of interacting people who share...
A culture & territory
Hellish working conditions & deep social inequality characterized early...
Industrial societies
Class & gender inequality...
Began to decrease as industrial societies matured
Which country has more people behind bars than any other?
United States