SOC100H1 Lecture 4: SOC100 Lecture 4 Organizations and Bureaucracies
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Investigation of social order is, above all, an investigation of the problems of permanence and change. Looking at how individuals are brought together within larger configurations of people. Social groups: social group: a collection of two or more people who interact frequently with one another and share a sense of belonging. In comparison to primary groups, secondary groups: are larger and more impersonal. Involve social interaction in narrow range of activities over shorter period of time that create weaker emotional ties: example: sociology class. In-groups members: those who belong to a group: out-group members: those who are excluded from an in-group, also try to keep out-group members from crossing the line. In-group members typically draw boundaries separating themselves from members of out-group: boundaries separating groups: race, class, athletic ability, academic talent, physical attractiveness. Networks: network: is a web of social relationships that link one person with other people and, through them, with more people that those people know.
