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Sociology Chapter 5
MIDTERM 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| In-group | Group that a person identifies with & feels loyalty towards |
| Out-group | Group that a person feels opposition, rivalry, or hostility towards |
| Triad | (3) More stable than a dyad, conflicts between 2 members can be mediated by the third |
| Dyad | (2) Smallest possible group, unstable due to its small size, if one person leaves it no longer exists |
| Group Dynamics | Patterns of interaction between groups & individuals |
| Anomie | Normlessness |
| Social Network | Web of direct & indirect ties connecting an individual to other people |
| Secondary Groups | Larger & less personal, usually organized around a specific activity or task |
| Primary Groups | Involve the most face-to-face interaction & cooperation & the deepest feelings of belonging |
| Aggregate | Collection of people who share a physical location but do not have lasting social relations |
| Crowd | Temporary gathering of people in a public place, who do not identify with each other & will not remain in contact |
| Group | Collection of people who share some attribute, identify one another, & interact with each other |
| Social Influence | Peer pressure |
| Groupthink | Tendency of very cohesive groups to enforce a high degree of conformity among members, creating a demand for unanimous agreement |
| Social Identity | The degree to which they identify with the group |
| Social Loafing | Groups efficiency usually declines as its size increases with group size |
| Teamwork | Group out performs the individuals but rarely performs as well as it could in theory |
| Internalization | Strongest type of conformity, an individual adopts the beliefs or actions of a group & makes them his or her own |
| Identification | Conformity to establish or maintain a relationship with a person or group |
| Compliance | Mildest form of conformity, actions to gain reward or avoid punishment |
| 3 Types of Conformity | 1. Compliance 2. Identification 3. Internalization |
| Negative Sanctions | To gain rejection & disapproval |
| Positive Sanctions | To gain acceptance & approval |
| Group Cohesion | Sense of solidarity or loyalty that individuals feel toward a group to which they belong |
| Reference Group | Group that provides a standard of comparison against which people evaluate themselves |
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