SOCL 2001 : Exam 2r
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*five types of social interactions: exchange, cooperation, competition, conflict, and coercion. *groups: statistical, categorical, aggregate, associational, social (page 110) Statistical-(family with two parents and two children) no awareness of kind, no social interaction, no social organization. Categorical-(redheads) kind of awareness, no social interaction, no social organization: aggregate-(football crowd) awareness of kind, limited social interaction, social organization, associational-(democratic party) awareness of kind, limited social interaction, social organization. Social-(family) awareness of kind, social interaction, social organization. *social groups (focus of sociology): interaction, belongingness, interest, & organization. Primary group: small, informal group of people who interact in personal, direct, and intimate way. Secondary group: members interact impersonally, have few emotional ties, and come together for specific, practical purpose (gateway to interact with someone different than you) Political ploy-an action calculated to frustrate an opponent or gain an advantage indirectly or deviously (vs. i am an.
