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27 Cards in this Set
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Social Groups
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are groups that consist of two or more people who interact with one another and share a common identity,
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Bounded Relationships
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are relationships that exist only under specific conditions.
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In-Group
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is a group to which we feel an affinity or closeness.
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In-Group Bias
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is the feeling that a person's in-group is superior to others.
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Out-Group
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is a group from which we are disconnected.
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Reference Group
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is the group you use to evaluate yourself.
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Dyad
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is a group consisting of two people.
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Triad
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is a group consisting of three people.
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Leadership Style
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is a behavioral mode that leaders use to influence group members.
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Autocratic Leaders
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are leaders who determine the group policies and assign tasks.
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Democratic Leaders
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are leaders who strive to set group policy by discussion and agreement.
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Laissez-Faire Leaders
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are leaders who lead by absence and may not want to be leaders at all.
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Conformity
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is the degree to which we will alter our behavior, attitudes, and points of view to fit into our perceived expectation of what is appropriate.
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Groupthink
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is the term for group decisions that are made without objective thought.
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Social Capital
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is a sociological concept that refers to the individual and collective resources available to a person.
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Social Network
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is the web of ties you have with others.
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Formal Organizations
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are groups created for a certain purpose and built for maximum efficiency.
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Voluntary Association
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is the act of joining an organization that offers no pay and that expands social networks through interaction.
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Organizations
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are format groups that exist to achieve a desired goal.
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Utilitarian Organization
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is an organization in which people receive wages in exchange for work.
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Normative Organizations
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are organizations that exist to achieve a worthwhile goal.
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Coercive Organizations
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are organizations that people are forced to join.
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Formal Structure
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is the explicit rules, goals, and guidelines of the organization.
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Informal Structures
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are friendships, allegiancies, and loyalties among members of the organization.
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Bureaucracies
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are formal organizations that are organized into a hierarchy of smaller departments.
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Formal Rationality
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is the reasonable actions organizations and bureaucracies take to achieve goals in the most effective way.
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Iron Cage
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is a concept introduced by Max Weber that refers to the way in which bureaucracies make workers feel trapped and turn them into little more than robots accomplishing tasks.
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