Group & organizations
what is organizations
are large secondary groups that have a collective goal
formal organization
coordinate people and roles to achieve
a specific set of goals.
describe the 6 characteristics of the ideal-typical
bureaucracy
Hierarchy of authority
• A clear division of labour
• Explicit Rules
• Characterized by impersonality
Meritocracies
McDonaldization include:
Efficiency (the division of labour)
Predictability
Calculability
Control (monitoring)
what is Mc Donaldization
The McDonaldization of Society: an investigation into the
changing character of contemporary social life argues that the fast-food chain McDonalds may be regarded as a metaphor of the continuing rationalisation of modern society"
Dimensions of 'McDonaldization':
• efficiency;
• quantification and calculability
predictability; and the
• substitution of non-human technology (or
control)
what is a Group?
Refers to any collection of at least two people who interact with some frequency and who share a sense that their identity is somehow aligned with the group.
what is Aggregate?
A collection of people who exist in the same place at the same time, but who don't interact or share a sense of identity
what is a Category?
People who share similar characteristics but who are not connected in any way.
what is primary group?
Expressive Functions
what is a Secondary Group?
Instrumental Functions
what is a reference group?
Groups to which an individual compares herself or himself +
provides a standard of measurement.
Three ways that content or activity of a group might be
organized to prevent division and lack of cohesion:
Three ways that content or
activity of a group might be
organized to prevent division
and lack of cohesion:
1.Domination
2. Cooperation
3. Competition
Name three types of authority
Traditional authority
"Present when power is legitimate by respecting long-established cultural patterns and traditions. leadership is legitimate because it has always been that way*
Rational-legal authority
"Present when power is legitimated through laws. Rules, and regulations.
Charismatic authority
"Based on the personal magnetism of individuals who compel