SOCL 2002 Chapter : SOCL2002FinalExamChapterOutline
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Social network: people who are linked to one another; ex: family, friends, coworkers, etc. Clique: clusters within a group, or its internal factions. Network analysis used to map out gang crimes. Small world phenomenon: milgram"s 6 degrees of separation- everyone in the. Us is separated by just 6 individuals; flawed study. Kleinfeld tried to replicate it and found that most letters did not reach their targets and we can draw the opposite conclusion: people who don"t know one another are dramatically separated by social barriers. Unintentional social barriers such as social class, gender, and race-ethnicity exists. Bureaucracy: a formal organization with a hierarchy of authority and a clear division of labor; emphasis on impersonality of positions and written rules, communications, and records. Separate levels with assignments flowing downward and accountability flowing upward. Written communications and records impersonality and replaceability. Goal displacement: an organization replacing old goals with new ones; also known as goal replacement.
