SOC101Y1 Lecture Notes - Groupthink, Ingroups And Outgroups, Siq
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Why most people conform: norms, structures, bureaucracies of solidarity demand conformity of authority tend to render people obedient in particular are highly effective structures of authority. Intense group loyalty guys prized intimacy with each other far beyond what they could with a girl. A bureaucracy is a large, impersonal organization composed of many clearly defined positions arranged in a hierarchy. It has a permanent, salaried staff of qualified experts and written goals, rules, and procedures. Staff members always try to find ways of running their organization more efficiently. In a primary group, norms, roles, and statuses are agreed upon but are not put in writing. October 13th, 2010: bystander apathy is the tendency of witnesses not to get involved in wrongdoing. As the number of bystanders increases, the likelihood of any one bystander helping decreases because the greater the number of bystanders, the less responsibility any one individual feels. In-group members are those who belong to a group.
