SOC 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Georg Simmel, Laissez-Faire, Peer Pressure
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2 or more people who identify and interact with one another: primary group. Charles horton cooley: small social group whose members share personal and lasting relationships. Eg. family and early play groups shapes attitude, behaviour and social identity: secondary group large and impersonal social group whose members pursue a specific goal. Leadership that focuses on the completion of tasks. Leadership that focuses on the group"s well being. Social group towards which a member feels respect and loyalty. Social group towards which a person feels a sense of competition or opposition. Organizational model rationally designed to perform tasks efficiently. Prior to experiment, he explain the purpose to everyone except a small group to put group think. Suggests that people are likely to follow the lead of not only legitimate authority figures but also groups of ordinary individuals even when it means harming another person pressure on the remaining people.
