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Shared defintion of Groups |
Two or more individuals who interact share goals and norms and have a subjective awareness "we" that is a distinct social unit. |
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Definition and composition of A group. |
The composition of A group is dependent on the size and age of group. |
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What is a Dyad? |
Group consisting of 2 people |
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What is a Triad? |
Consisting of three people. |
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Primary vs Secondary group |
Primary groups consist of intimate face to face interaction, long lasting relationships. VS Secondary group: Longer in membership, less intimate, and less long lasting. |
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A Gang an example of what type of what group? |
A gang is seen as a Primary group, because of their significant influence on an indivual. |
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Weber's ideal type |
A model rarely seen in reality but that defines the principal characteristics of A social form. |
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Webers view of bureaucracies? |
Allowed workplace to be more authoritative and rigid. |
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Charles Horton Cooley |
Famous sociologists introduced the concept of a primary group. |
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What is a reference group? |
May or may not belong to but use as standard for evaluating your values, attitudes, and behaviors. |
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What is organizational Behavior |
Study of the way people interact in organizational settings. |
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What is considered a Deviant? |
Violating expected rules and normal |
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The sociological perspective on deviants behavior? |
Deviance tends to stabilize society. |
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Durkheims view of how deviance is functional. |
He discovered that deviance is functional for society because it creates social cohesion. |
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The Chicago school |
In sociology was first major body of works emerging during the 1920's and 1930's specializing in urban sociology. |
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symbolic interactionist view of how deviants view themselves? |
Crime is behavior learned through social interaction |
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Define Labeling theory |
The branch of symbolic interaction that shows attaching a label or assignment of deviance causes a response which more deviance. |
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Anomie suicide |
When disentigrating forces in society make people feel lost or alone. |
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Altruistic Suicide |
Excessive regulations from social forces and example would be someone who commits suicide for a political or religious cause |
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Egoistic Suicide |
Occurs when people feel totally detached from society. |
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Define Social control |
Process by which individuals and groups are brought into conformity with societies expectations. |
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Who is W.I Thomas? (1863-1947) |
Among one of the first to develop a sociological perspective of deviance at the CHICAGO SCHOOL. |
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Whos is Edwin Sutherland? |
Argued that be coming a deviant or criminal comes from learning criminal ways within primary groups to which one belongs |
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Definition of social stratification |
Hierarchial arrangement in society by which groups have different access to resources, power, and perceived social worth
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Karl Marx |
Analysis of Capitalism class system. Divided into capitalist class and proletariat class (working class) |
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Marxs view of social classes |
Although he believed Capitalaim was basis for social institutions. Still believed that development of Capitalism would cause class struggle. |
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Webers view of power vs Marx |
Weber responsible for multidimensional view of social stratification. Analyzed cultural,economic, and political. |