[SOC 1100] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (31 pages long)

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1100
• Professor: Deanna Behnke- Cook

Document Summary

Group leadership: most large secondary groups place leaders in a formal chain of command. Large groups turn inward: the larger the group the more likely its members are to maintain relationships exclusively among themselves, institutional completeness - abilities or lager groups to meet their members" needs from within their own boundaries. Formal organizations: large secondary groups organized to achieve their goals ef ciently. Utilitarian organization: one that pays people for the effort, most people must join one in order to make a living, government is canada"s largest employer. Normative organization: people join not for income but to pursue some goal they think is morally worthwhile, sometimes called voluntary associations - community service groups and political parties. Organizational environment: factors outside an organization that affect its operation, factors include technology, economic/political trends, current events, the available workforce. Problems of bureaucracy: bureaucracy can dehumanize and manipulate us, and some say imposes threat to political democracy.