SYG 2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Group Dynamics, Mcdonaldization, George Ritzer
30 Mar 2018
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What is a group: a group is a collection of people who share some attribute, identify with one another, and interact with each other, social groups provide the values, norms, and rules that guide people"s lives. Social networks: a social network is the web of direct and indirect ties connecting an individual to other people, you and your family, friends, peers, colleagues, teachers, and coworkers constitute your social network. Group dynamics: group dynamics are the patterns of interaction between groups and individuals, this includes the ways groups, form and fall apart, in uence members, a dyad is the smallest possible social group (two members). It is unstable because of the small size if one person leaves the group, it ceases to exist: a triad (a three-person group) is more stable than a dyad. Qualities of leadership: power, authority, and style: power is the ability to control the actions of others.
