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Chapter 06: Societies to Social Networks What is a Group? “People who interact with one another and think of themselves as belonging together.” Largest & Most Complex group? society Societies and Their Transformation Domestication Revolution (of plants & animals) (1st social revolution) Hunting and Gathering Fewest social divisions (only some small differences in male / female role) Shaman (religious) exist Family is important breakdown Most family members are related Provides almost all needs for group Only basic needs, no need for material possession; have most time for leisure Societies and Their Transformation Pastoral and Horticultural 1st social revolution Led to larger food supply and thus larger society (gradual though) Pastoral = animals Horitcultural = gardening Division of labor developed Social inequity began Societies and Their Transformation Agricultural Society 2nd social revolution Invention of plow Now more food (than needed) Culture developed Literature, music, art, etc Inequity is central feature of life Concentration of power begins Societies and Their Transformation Industrial Societies 3rd social revolution Steam engine Goods produced by machines Even more inequity Own means of production Control people’s working conditions Societies and Their Transformation Post-Industrial (information) Societies 4th social revolution Hallmark is passing on information Many who make money do not produce anything Changed society away from manufacturing Many even work from home Societies and Their Transformation Bio-Tech Societies 5th social revolution??? Is this emerging? New products being created in a lab? Cloning? Chapter 6: Societies to Social Networks DAY 2 Start Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007 10 Groups Within Society Not to be Confused with Groups... Aggregate Category Groups Within Society Primary Groups Face-to-Face The Family Friends Producing a Mirror Within Groups Within Society Secondary Groups Larger, More Anonymous Members Interact Based on Statuses Fail to Satisfy Need for Intimate Association Groups Within Society In-Groups and Out-Groups Loyalty to In-Groups Antagonism Towards Out-Groups Groups Within Society In-Groups and Out-Groups Produce… Loyalty Sense of Superiority Rivalries Implications for Socially Diverse Society Groups Within Society Reference Groups Provide a Yardstick Expose Us to Contradictory Standards Groups Within Society Social Networks The Small World Phenomenon Is the Small World Phenomenon a Myth? Groups Within Society Implications for Socially Diverse Society Implications for Science Groups Within Society Electronic Communities People Connect Online Newsgroups Online Chat Rooms Some Meet Definition of Group Group Dynamics Group Size Affects Stability and Intimacy Dyad Triad Coalitions As Size Increases, So Does Stability As Size Increases, Intensity and Intimacy Decrease Group Dynamics Effects of Group Size on Attitudes and Behavior The Larger the Group… Greater Diffusion of Responsibility Increase in Formality Division into Smaller Groups Leadership Who Becomes a Leader? Types of Leaders Instrumental Expressive Leadership Leadership Styles Authoritarian Democratic Laissez-Faire Leadership Styles in Changing Situations Group Dynamics Power of Peer Pressure—Asch Experiment Study on Conformity Group Dynamics Power of Peer Pressure—Asch Experiment Study on Conformity Power of Authority—Milgram Experiment Administering Shocks Groupthink - Global Consequences Irving Janis Coined the Term Examples of Groupthink Preventing Groupthink