SOCI-1015EL Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Groupthink, Ingroups And Outgroups, Rationality
20 Jun 2018
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Sociology Final Exam
Module 4 — Chapters 6, 12, & 13
Aggregate: a collection of people who happen to be in the same place at the same time
but share little else in common.
Category: a number of people who may ever have met one another but share a smilier
characteristic, such as education level, age, race, or gender.
In-group: a group to which a person belongs and with which the person feels a sense of
identity.
Out-group: a group to which a person does not belong and toward which the person
may feel a sense of competitiveness or hostility.
Reference Group: a group that strongly influences a persons behaviour and social
attitudes, regardless of whether that individual is an actual member.
Network: a web of social relationships that links one person with other people and,
through them, with other people they know.
Small Group: A collectively small enough for all members to be acquainted with one
another and to interact simultaneously.
Dyad: a group composed of two members
Triad: a group composed of 3 members
Instrumental Leadership:goal - or task-oriented leadership.
Expressive Leadership: an approach to leadership that provides emotional support for
members.
Democratic Leaders: leaders who encourage group discussion and decision making
through consensus building.
Laissez-faire Leaders: leaders how are only minimally involved in decision making and
who encourage group members to make their own decisions.
Conformity: the process of maintaining or changing behaviour to comply with the norms
established by a society, subculture or other group.
Groupthink: the process by which members of a cohesive group arrive at a decision that
many individual members privately believe is unwise.
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Document Summary
Module 4 chapters 6, 12, & 13. Aggregate: a collection of people who happen to be in the same place at the same time but share little else in common. Category: a number of people who may ever have met one another but share a smilier characteristic, such as education level, age, race, or gender. In-group: a group to which a person belongs and with which the person feels a sense of identity. Out-group: a group to which a person does not belong and toward which the person may feel a sense of competitiveness or hostility. Reference group: a group that strongly in uences a persons behaviour and social attitudes, regardless of whether that individual is an actual member. Network: a web of social relationships that links one person with other people and, through them, with other people they know. Small group: a collectively small enough for all members to be acquainted with one another and to interact simultaneously.
