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GROUPS AND

GROUPS AND . ORGANIZATIONS. CHARACTERISTICS OF GROUPS. 1. DEFINITION OF SOCIAL GROUP : TWO OR MORE PEOPLE WHO INTERACT FREQUENTLY AND SHARE A COMMON IDENTITY. 2. AGGREGATE: PEOPLE IN THE SAME PLACE AT THE SAME TIME. 3. CATEGORY : PEOPLE WHO SHARE

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GROUPS AND

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  1. GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS

  2. CHARACTERISTICS OF GROUPS 1. DEFINITIONOF SOCIAL GROUP: TWO OR MORE PEOPLE WHO INTERACT FREQUENTLY AND SHARE A COMMON IDENTITY 2. AGGREGATE: PEOPLE IN THE SAME PLACE AT THE SAME TIME 3. CATEGORY: PEOPLE WHO SHARE COMMON CHARACTERISTICS

  3. TYPES OF SOCIAL GROUPS 1. PRIMARY GROUPS 2. SECONDARY GROUPS 3. IN-GROUPS/OUT-GROUPS 4. REFERENCE GROUPS

  4. Types of Groups GROUP TYPE DEFINITION Primary SMALL, FACE-TO-FACE, EMOTION-BASED, EXTENDED TIME PERIOD Secondary LARGER, SPECIALIZED, IMPERSONAL, GOAL ORIENTED, LIMITED TIME Ingroup A GROUP TO WHICH A PERSON BELONGS AND IDENTIFIES WITH Outgroup A GROUP TO WHICH A PERSON DOES NOT BELONG AND FEELS A SENSE OF COMPETITIVENESS OR HOSTILITY A GROUP THAT STRONGLY INFLUENCES OUR BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL ATTITUDES Reference

  5. THE PURPOSE OF SOCIAL GROUPS FUNCTIONALIST VIEW: MEETS INSTRUMENTAL OR EXPRESSIVE NEEDS CONFLICT VIEW: BASED ON POWER RELATIONSHIPS

  6. GROUP DYNAMICS 1. GROUP SIZE: CHANGES INTERACTION 2. GROUP CONFORMITY -- ASCH’S RESEARCH -- MILGRAM’S RESEARCH

  7. B B A B A C A C D B B B A C C A C A D G D F E D E F E Group Size Group Size: 2 Only 1 Interaction Possible Group Size: 3 3 Interactions Possible Group Size: 4 6 Interactions Possible Group Size: 5 10 Interactions Possible Group Size: 6 15 Interactions Possible Group Size: 7 21 Interactions Possible

  8. FORMAL ORGANIZATIONS 1. DEFINITION: HIGHLY STRUCTURED; SECONDARY GROUP; SPECIFIC GOALS; LONG TERM 2. BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENT BUREAUCRACIES INFORMAL STRUCTURES: NETWORKS OF PEOPLE IN FORMAL ORGANIZATION THAT IGNORE OR BYPASS FORMAL PROCEDURES

  9. BUREAUCRACIES 1. DEFINITION: CHARACTERIZED BY: • A HIERARCHY OF AUTHORITY • CLEAR DIVISION OF LABOR • EXPLICIT RULES AND REGULATIONS

  10. IMPERSONALITY IN STAFFING • SEEKS MOST “RATIONAL AND • EFFICIENT MEANS OF REACHING • GOALS

  11. Ideal Characteristics of Bureaucracy Division of Labor Hierarchy of Authority Rules and Regulations Employment Based on Technical Qualifications Impersonality

  12. Shortcomings of Bureaucracies Inefficiency and Rigidity Major Problems of Bureaucracies Resistance to Change Perpetuation of Race Class and Gender Inequalities

  13. SHORTCOMINGS OF BUREAUCRACIES 1. GOAL DISPLACEMENT 2. BUREAUCRATIC PERSONALITY 3. INEQUALITIES: WHITE MALES PREDOMINATE

  14. RATIONALITY (MAX WEBER) • TRADITIONAL METHODS OF • INFORMALITY AND SPONTANEITY • ARE REPLACED BY EFFICIENCY • AND FORMAL RULES AND • PROCEDURES

  15. OLIGARCHY AND BUREAUCRACIES 1. WEBER: BUREAUCRACIES ARE NECESSARY--NEEDED FOR LARGE- SCALE TASKS EVIL--STIFLES CREATIVITY; PUTS POWER IN HANDS OF NON-ELECTED; BECOME “IRON CAGES”

  16. ROBERT MICHELS “IRON LAW OF OLIGARCHY”: BUREAUCRACIES ARE RULED BY A FEW

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