Chapter 5

Question 1

Group

Answer 1

a collection of people who share same attributes, identify with one another and interact with each other

Question 2

Primary group

Answer 2

small intimate and long lasting, help us determine who we are, support

Question 3

Secondary group

Answer 3

formal, superficial, generally of a short or fixed time period

Question 4

Social network

Answer 4

The web of direct and indirect ties connecting a person to others who may affect the individuals: club, work

Question 5

Anomie

Answer 5

“normlessness” term used to describe alienation and loss of purpose that are caused by weaker social bonds and an increase in the pace of change

Question 6

Virtual communities

Answer 6

social groups whose interactions are mediated through information technologies

Question 7

In group

Answer 7

A group we feel an affinity or closeness, loyalty, sense of support

Question 8

Out group

Answer 8

group we are disconnected from, hold negative bias, may feel competitive with

Question 9

Reference group

Answer 9

group used to evaluate yourself

Question 10

Group size increasing often increases ________, with a decrease in ________.

Answer 10

formality intimacy

Question 11

As groups become ______, stress may increase and we tend to associate with a very small group within the larger group.

Answer 11

crowds

Question 12

Group cohesion

Answer 12

sense of solidarity or loyalty you feel to a group you belong to

Question 13

Group think

Answer 13

Decisions made without objective thought, conform to what you believe is the consensus of the group

Question 14

Group think is more likely when there’s a…

Answer 14

high degree of cohesiveness, faced with an external threat, presence of a strong leader

Question 15

Conformity

Answer 15

how much we will change to fit in. Asch, Milgram, Zimbardo experiments

Question 16

Asch experiment

Answer 16

College, 3 group members chose the obvious wrong answer, and the 1 outsider also chose even though he knew it was wrong

Question 17

Milgram

Answer 17

Why did people watch their neighbors die in the holocaust

Question 18

Zimbardo

Answer 18

Stanford prison, 12 prisoners, 12 officers, officers abused authority

Question 19

Social identity theory

Answer 19

stresses the need of individuals to feel a sense of belonging

Question 20

Power

Answer 20

the ability to control the actions of others, coercive & influential power

Question 21

Coercive & influential power

Answer 21

Coercive: Force
Influential: Willing

Question 22

Authority

Answer 22

the legitimate right to wield power

Question 23

Traditional authority

Answer 23

Royalty, cultural

Question 24

Legal-rational authority

Answer 24

earned, respect; teacher

Question 25

Charismatic authority

Answer 25

emotional connection, vision, energy

Question 26

Instrumental leadership

Answer 26

task and goal oriented. Military, surgery

Question 27

Expressive leadership

Answer 27

concerned with emotional and relational harmony within the group

Question 28

Bureaucracy

Answer 28

type of secondary group focus on doing tasks efficiently - emphasis on specialization, technical skills, hierarchy, formal rules and methods of communication and impersonal interactions