Interaction in Time and Space- Copresenceo We desire face-to-face interactiono Compulsion of proximity- Gender and verbal communicationo Deborah Tannen’s (2001)You Just Don’t Understando Women and men in publico Blacks and whites in publicCHAPTER 6 Groups, Networks, and OrganizationsSocial Groups-A collection of people who regularly interact with one another on the basis of shared expectations about behavior and who share a sense of a common identity-Not a social aggregate-group of people that are in the same place, but no real interaction-Not a social category –share a similar characteristic but do not interact every day- Variety and characteristics of social groupso In-group- “us” (Aggies)o Out-group- “them” (longhorns)- Variety and characteristics of social groupso Reference group Other athletes, other mothers… the group that we judge our behavior from- Primary groupso Friendships, familieso Smallo Intense/close relationships- Secondary groupso Sport teams, workplace, college classroomThe effects of group size- Dyadso 2 individuals- Triadso 3 individuals- Larger groupso More than 3 individualsAS GROUP SIZE INCREASES, INTENSITY DECREASES AND STABILITY INCREASESLarge Groups- Larger number of relationships- Can survive withdrawal of members- Tend to be more exclusive- After about 10 people the group will develop more formal structure like leadership rolesTypes of leadership- Leaderso Transformational leaders- trying to change someone/somethingo Transactional leaders- just trying to get something doneAuthority- Webero Power-the ability to achieve desired ends despite resistance from otherso Authority- power that people perceive as legitimate rather than coerciveo Traditional authorityo Rational- legal authorityo Charismatic authority- Traditional Authorityo Power legitimized by respect for long-established cultural patternso “god like”o Erodes with industrialization- Rational-Legal Authorityo Power legitimized by legally enacted rules and regulationso Many modern societieso Bureaucracy- Charismatic Authorityo Power legitimized by extraordinary personal abilities that inspire devotion and obedienceo Routinization of charisma Transformation of charismatic authority into some combination of traditional bureaucratic authority Charismatic authority would die with the person without routinization of
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