SOC101Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Solomon Asch, Mark Granovetter, Reference Group
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Stanley milgram administering electric shocks of currents to a person strapped in a chair: bureaucracies are highly effective structures of authority, bureaucracy = is a large, impersonal organization comprising many clearly defined positions arranged in a hierarchy. A bureaucracy has a permanent, salaried staff of qualified experts and written goals, rules, and procedures. Ideally, staff members always try to find ways of running the bureaucracy more efficiently: efficiency means achieving the bureaucracy"s goals at the least cost. 4 kinds of social collectivities shape our actions: networks, groups, bureaucratic organizations, whole societies. Although our personal networks are small they lead quickly to much larger networks. Social network = is a bounded set of individuals who are linked by the exchange of material or emotional resources. The patterns of exchange determine the boundaries of the network. Members exchange resources more frequently with one another than with non-members.
