Social Groups & Formal Organization Ch 5

A group whose standards we refer to as we evaluate ourselves. Ex: families, neighbors,teachers, member of church or someone who evalutate how u should behave. Exutive do all the formal things or rock musician- tattoos, piercings, etc.

The social ties radiating outward from the self that link people together. Social network as spider web me in the center.

A formal organization with a hierarchy of authority and a clear division of labor; emphasis on impersonality of positions and written rules, communications, and records. University- board of regents;gov;rustees -----vice presidents---colleges of edu,sci,buss---departs of pys, econ, etc.

Marx's term for workers' lack of connection to the product of their labor; caused by workers being assigned repetitive tasks on a small part of a product—this leads to a sense of powerlessness and normlessness; others use the term in the general sense of not feeling a part of something.(machinary, desks, computers)

Preconceived ideas of what someone is like that lead to the person's behaving in ways that match the stereotype. To choose the best worker for the comp to be successful.

Stereotypes of the traits that make for hight-performing & underperforming workers.

all members of the group can interact directly with one another

groups tend to develop a more formal social structure. The intimacy decreases.

An individual who tries to keep the group moving toward its goals; also known as a task-oriented leader.

Laissez-Faire

the power of peer pressure "group pressure will cause people to say things that they know are untrue"

giving free rein to diverse opinions

The process by which ordinary aspects of life are rationalized and efficiency comes to rule them, including such things as food preparation. "pg 140 standardization of everyday life that results in the robotlike assembly. Pros- efficient, stable, lower price, dependable, organized. Con-no spontaneity, no individualism, trapped, dead-end, diversity, anomie