L5: HOW SOCIETY IS ORGANIZED

Question 1

a collection of two or more people who interact with one another, share similar characteristics, and collectively have a sense of unity

Answer 1

social group

Question 2

A Social Group can be a collection of two or more people who

Answer 2

1. interact with one another
2. share similar characteristics
3. collectively have a sense of unity

Question 3

Characteristics of a Social Group

Answer 3

1. Reciprocal relationships
2. Sense of unity and feeling of sympathy towards each other
3. Common interests and ideas
4. Similar behavior: for achieving common goals and interests
5. Group norms: every group has its own set of rules and norms

Question 4

it is needed for achieving common goals and interests

Answer 4

similar behavior

Question 5

indicates that every group has its own set of rules and norms

Answer 5

group norms

Question 6

Functions of Groups

Answer 6

1. Defining boundaries
2. Choosing leaders
3. Making a decision
4. Setting goals

Question 7

To identify who are the members of a group, some sort of devices must be used to mark the boundaries.

Answer 7

Defining boundaries

Question 8

Groups by nature must resolve the issue of leadership

Answer 8

Choosing leaders

Question 9

someone who occupies central role or position of dominance and influence in a group

Answer 9

leader

Question 10

Among foraging societies, making decisions are made involving — — in the community

Answer 10

everyone else

Question 11

Among modern societies, group use — — to determine the decision of the group to save time and energy

Answer 11

voting system

Question 12

All groups must have a —

Answer 12

goal

Question 13

Nature of Social Ties

Answer 13

1. Primary group
2. Secondary group

Question 14

small size and characterized by personal, intimate and non-specialized relationships between their members

Answer 14

Primary Group

Question 15

examples of primary groups

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Ex. Family, Basketball team, a couple etc.

Question 16

formal, impersonal group in which there is little social intimacy or mutual understanding.

Answer 16

Secondary Group

Question 17

examples of secondary group

Answer 17

business organization, political parties, labor union, etc.

Question 18

Social Identifications

Answer 18

1. In-group
2. Out-group

Question 19

a member can identify himself/herself within that group.

Answer 19

In-group

Question 20

Indicators for group identification

Answer 20

ethnicity
faith
ideology
common interest
past time or hobbies
etc.

Question 21

group or category to which people feel they do not belong

Answer 21

out-group

Question 22

Group that people use as a standard in evaluating or understanding themselves, their attitudes and their behavior

Answer 22

Reference

Question 23

Organizations

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1. Formal organization
   2.

Question 24

an organization type in which the job of each member is clearly defined, whose authority, responsibility and accountability is fixed

Answer 24

Formal organization

Question 25

Stable; continues for a long time

Answer 25

Formal organization

Question 26

Types of Groups

Answer 26

1. Primary
2. Secondary
3. Formal
4. Informal
5. Inclusive
6. Exclusive
7. In-Groups
8. Out-Groups

Question 27

Those which interpersonal relationships take place on a face-to-face basis and with great frequency.

Answer 27

Primary

Question 28

Relationship are more intimate

Answer 28

Primary

Question 29

More impersonal

Answer 29

Secondary

Question 30

Characterized by formalized or contractual relationships among members

Answer 30

Secondary

Question 31

Helps make a group more stable and enables it to resists drastic changes

Answer 31

Formal

Question 32

More often a characteristic of secondary groups

Answer 32

Formal

Question 33

A fairly complex degree of structure in order to maintain itself whereas too much complexity gets in the way of the functioning of small groups

Answer 33

Informal

Question 34

A characteristic of primary groups

Answer 34

Informal

Question 35

Open their doors to all interested individuals and solicit membership.

Answer 35

Inclusive

Question 36

Set special qualification for membership other than a sharing of interest with

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Exclusive

Question 37

They limit membership to certain classes of individuals

Answer 37

Exclusive

Question 38

Characterized by strong sense of mutual identification to point where members feel isolated and out of place when out of context in a group.

Answer 38

In-group

Question 39

Membership and participation is likely to evoke a strong feeling of loyalty, sympathy, and devotion

Answer 39

In-group

Question 40

Membership and participation are likely to evoke a strong feeling of loyalty, sympathy, and devotion.

Answer 40

In-group

Question 41

The “they group”, “ the others” often the spacegoat; may become targets of discriminations and hostility.

Answer 41

Out-group