SOCI 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Milgram Experiment, Group Dynamics, Groupthink
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Inequality: trade, feuds and war, slavery, first chiefs came to power, change from fewer to more possessions and from more to less equality, agricultural societies. Invention of plow: returned nutrients, made harvests more productive, agricultural revolution, people could engage in activities other than farming, agricultural society people developed cities and culture, philosophy, art, music, literature. Invention of the wheel, writing, and numbers: dawn of civilization. Inequality became fundamental feature of life: military and taxes, females became subject to males, elise bouldi(cid:374)g thi(cid:374)ks it"s (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause (cid:373)e(cid:374) (cid:449)ere i(cid:374) (cid:272)harge of plo(cid:449)i(cid:374)g. Industrial societies: began in great britain in 1765, steam engine. If they fail, they produce dysfunctional adults who make life difficult for others: none is perfect. Instrumental leader task oriented leader, tries to keep the group moving toward its goals: keeps group from getting sidetracked, keeps group on track, tend to be less popular, expressive leader socioemotional leader, not recognized as leader, lifts group morale.
