SOCL 2001 : Exam 2 - Sociology Lecture 10 8 13
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Interested in the number of people that could shift social interaction. Most intimate form of social life (least stable of group life because it is completely depended on each other) Mutually dependent (if one member leaves, the group ends) Triad- group of three or more (but is more stable) Tertius gaudens one who profits from disagreement with the others (marriage counselor) Divide et impera one who purposefully breaks up others (jealous friend) Single focus, informal, equality, and face to face (group of church ladies that meet or a study group) Same as small, +multifocal (each person is doing something different) Formal, status differentiation (multifocal or face to face) **must be formal for control** Believed that it wasn"t just the number of people, but also why you choose to be with those people. Primary: core of a social network (people you"re close to) Face to face (kinda sketchy because it doesn"t always have to be)
