form building blocks. Key element in determining form of social relation is the size of group

two members are mutually dependent on one another and if one leaves group, it no longer exists

third person trying to resolve conflict

person who profits from disagreements

person who purposely breaks up the other 2

face-to-face interaction, unifocal, lack of social arrangements, equality

if majority of people agree on something then minority will go along with it even if they don't agree

the powerful group, most often the majority

the stigmatized or less powerful group, usually the minority

group that helps us understand or make sense of our position in society relative to other groups

set of dyads held together by ties between individuals

set of stories that explains our relationships to other members of our network

the sum of stories contained in a series of ties

degree to which social relationships are reinforced through indirect ties

strength of weak ties

relatively weak ties can be actually be quite valuable because they are more likely to provide new opportunities and information

gap between network clusters that would benefit from having the gap closed

info, knowledge, of people or ideas and connections that help individuals enter preexisting networks or gain power from them. High amounts in community means they are tightly knit and can come together to face challenges

use the basic concepts about groups and social networks to investigate how group life shapes individual behavior

any social network that is defined by a common purpose and has a boundary between its membership and the rest of the social world

set of rules or governing structures

informal organization

no rules or governing structures

organizational culture

shared beliefs and behaviors within a social group

organizational structure

refers to the ways in which power and authority are distributed within an organization

constraining process that forces one organization to resemble other organizations that face the same set of environmental conditions

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Soc Unit 1

Chapter 5

Term	Definition
social groups	form building blocks. Key element in determining form of social relation is the size of group
dyad	two members are mutually dependent on one another and if one leaves group, it no longer exists
triad	group of 3
mediator	third person trying to resolve conflict
tertius gaudens	person who profits from disagreements
divide et impera	person who purposely breaks up the other 2
small groups	face-to-face interaction, unifocal, lack of social arrangements, equality
parties	multifocal
large group	status differentiation
primary group	limited members
secondary	impersonal relationships
Asch Test	if majority of people agree on something then minority will go along with it even if they don't agree
in group	the powerful group, most often the majority
out group	the stigmatized or less powerful group, usually the minority
reference group	group that helps us understand or make sense of our position in society relative to other groups
social network	set of dyads held together by ties between individuals
tie	set of stories that explains our relationships to other members of our network
narrative	the sum of stories contained in a series of ties
embeddedness	degree to which social relationships are reinforced through indirect ties
strength of weak ties	relatively weak ties can be actually be quite valuable because they are more likely to provide new opportunities and information
structural hole	gap between network clusters that would benefit from having the gap closed
social capital	info, knowledge, of people or ideas and connections that help individuals enter preexisting networks or gain power from them. High amounts in community means they are tightly knit and can come together to face challenges
network analysts	use the basic concepts about groups and social networks to investigate how group life shapes individual behavior
organization	any social network that is defined by a common purpose and has a boundary between its membership and the rest of the social world
formal organizaiton	set of rules or governing structures
informal organization	no rules or governing structures
organizational culture	shared beliefs and behaviors within a social group
organizational structure	refers to the ways in which power and authority are distributed within an organization
isomorphism	constraining process that forces one organization to resemble other organizations that face the same set of environmental conditions

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