SOCL 1101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Advantageous, Elite, Organizational Culture

• School: Northeastern University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCL 1101
• Professor: Laura Senier

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In fact, even the self evolves from groups. This i(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual p(cid:396)ofits f(cid:396)o(cid:373) the disagreement of the other two, essentially playing the opposite role from the mediator: divide et impera: (cid:894)lati(cid:374) fo(cid:396) (cid:862)di(cid:448)ide a(cid:374)d (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:395)ue(cid:396)(cid:863)(cid:895). This pe(cid:396)so(cid:374) i(cid:374)te(cid:374)tio(cid:374)all(cid:455) d(cid:396)i(cid:448)es a (cid:449)edge between the other two parties. Iron law of the triad/triadic closure: even if one of the ties between two members is weaker, it is so reinforced by the remaining two ties that it is unlikely to fade away. The first is face-to-face interaction; all the members of the group at any given time are present and interact with one another. Second, a small group is u(cid:374)ifo(cid:272)al, (cid:373)ea(cid:374)i(cid:374)g that the(cid:396)e"s o(cid:374)e (cid:272)e(cid:374)te(cid:396) of atte(cid:374)tio(cid:374) at a(cid:374)(cid:455) gi(cid:448)e(cid:374) ti(cid:373)e. the(cid:396)e is also a la(cid:272)k of formal arrangements or roles. Finally, there is equality in a small group: party: is characterized by face-to-face interaction but is multifocal.