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Groups and Organizations
Why Join a Group?
Key Concepts
Small and Large Groups
• We must learn to get along with others
• A two member social group is called a dyad:
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example is when we have lunch with a friend or
go to the movies with our partner
Can be difficult to sustain over long periods as
both people must be committed to maintaining
it.
Society tries to reinforce marital dyad with legal,
economic and religious ties.
In your group take 2 minutes to create a list of
examples of society reinforcing the marital dyad.
Larger Groups
• These groups help us achieve far-reaching
goals. Ex. A volunteer fire department
• Must be a larger group as not every
member will be available all the time.
• Another benefit of larger groups is
stability.
• As people leave others replace them
enabling the group to continue it’s
existence.
Polygamy/Polyandry
• What would be the
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benefits of having
more than one
spouse?
How might this
impact the
relationships within
these extended family
groups versus
relationships which
are dyads?
Read case study with
class on page 281282
The Sociologists Explanation
• Key Terms: Primary Group, Secondary
Group, Norms
• Primary: people with close personal
relationships
• Secondary: less personal and more
formal relationships, official roles (coach)
– group works together to reach specific
goals.
• Norms: accepted standards of behaviour.
Psychologist’s Explanation
• An examination of Elaine’s personality to
explain why she joined the team.
• Needs not being met at home
• Logical approach to selecting her
secondary group
• Integrated her self knowledge from
primary group into the selection process
for secondary group
Anthropologist’s Explanation
• Key Terms: Culture, Material Culture
• Different cultures or subcultures exist in
communities.
• Elaine gravitated to the culture of team
sports, something she could identify with
where players encourage each other.
• Making strategic decisions for the group is
another important feature of the culture.
• Rituals also play an important role.
Cont’d…
• Material Culture: She is also drawn to
the team’s uniforms and the school crest
on them.
• What are some of the other appealing
features of the culture of team sports?
• In your group come up with five (5)
examples of groups where material
culture is an important element. (5
minutes)
Formal Organizations and
Bureaucracies
• Key Concepts: Formal Organizations,
types of bureaucracies including
utilitarian, normative, and coercive,
stratified cultures
• Formal organizations are structured
groups with comprehensive and elaborate
rules.
What the heck is a Bureaucracy?
• Bureaucracies large, highly-
structured organizations that tend to
function in an impersonal manner,
first studied by Max Weber.
• Three types include utilitarian,
normative, and coercive.
• Max Weber identified six
characteristics of bureaucratic
organizations (pg 286)
Stratified Cultures
• Stratified: divided
into layers. The
layers may be
based on a variety
of factors,
including
educational
achievement,
income level, and
social importance.
Balance of Class and Homework
1) Read pages 284-292
2) What are some problems that might
arise in a stratified culture?
3) Examine figure 9.3 on page 287 and
respond to the question beside it.
4) Answer question #5 on page 292.
Create the chart in your notes.
I will be checking this and discussing
tomorrow!!!