Deck 7: B: Groups and Organizations

Question 1

List the traits that Max Weber used to describe bureaucratic social organization.How do these traits promote organizational efficiency?

Answer 1

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Question 2

Discuss,and provide an example of,bureaucratic inefficiency.

Answer 2

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Question 3

Discuss,using s specific example,bureaucratic inertia.

Answer 3

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Question 4

What does the research by Solomon Asch and Stanley Milgram show us about the ability social groups to affect the opinions and behavior of group members?

Question 5

What is the meaning of "in-group" and "out-group?" How do they both affect the opinions and behavior of individuals?

Question 6

What is the "McDonaldization of society?" List the four principles that define this organizational pattern.

Question 7

What are the differences between categories and social groups?

Question 8

What are the important differences between primary and secondary groups?