Chanelle Kazadi Dr SSethi SOC 12050 484 201410 March 13 2014 Ch 5 Groups and Network Social Groups Reference Groups groups that we use to evaluate ourselves Normative and Comparison Effect just falling short on standards Bureaucracies Six Characteristics of Bureaucracies Clear Cut Levels Division of Labor Written Rules Impersonality Goal Displacement Written Communication and Records Dysfunction of Bureaucracies Red Tape Alienation Group Dynamics Group Size Dyads Triads Coalitions may begin to form Social Loafing As a group increases in size it becomes more formal and more stable As a group gets larger smaller groups may form Leadership Styles Leaders are people who influences others behaviors opinions and attitudes Instrumental Leader autocratic Expressive Leader cooperative Laissez Faire hands off
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