The knowledge that the members of a social organization share
When individuals act toward or respond to each other
The order of a social group as evidenced by the positions, roles, norms, and other constraints that control behavior and ensure predictability
A collection of individuals who happen to be at the same place at the same time
A collection of people (two or more) who, because of sustained interaction, have evolved a common culture
A small group characterized by intimate, face-to-face interaction
A large impersonal, and formally organized group
When two or more persons engage in enduring social interaction
The expectations group members have of individuals occupying the various positions within the group
Relatively unimportant rules that if violated are not severely punished
Important norms, the violation of which results in severe punishment
This part of culture refers to rules that specify appropriate and inappropriate behavior
A socially defined position in a social organization
A hierarchal formal organization characterized by rationality and efficiency
George Ritzer's concept that describes the process by which the principles of the fast-food restaurant are coming to dominate more and more sectors of American society as well as the rest of the world
Max Weber's concept that refers to the dehumanizing aspects of bureaucracies
The arrangement of people or objects in order of importance
Persons lacking ties to social groups are, Durkheim found, more susceptible to suicide than those with strong group attachments
The sacrificing of one's life for the good of the group
Durkheim's term that indicates a social condition characterized by the absence of norms or conflicting norms. At the individual level, the person is not sure what the norms are, which leads to a relatively high probability of suicide.
A differentiated group whose parts are interrelated in an orderly arrangement bounded in geographical space or membership (p.43)
The hierarchial arrangement of people in terms of power, prestige and resources
Social arrangement that channels behavior in prescribed ways in the important areas of societal life
The philosophical position that a group is more than the sum of its parts
A philosophical position that a group is nothing more than the sum of its parts