Sociology - Social Groups and Social Media

The position (of a label) in society or a group, either high or low (ex. doctor - high; felon - low)

• Role

• Status

• Responsibilities

• Rights

What is the name of the cult that we watched a documentary over?

• The Manson Family

• MS-13

• The People's Temple

• KKK

Combining efforts to reach a common goal; create rules, helps members, provides resources (ex. little league coaches)

• Cooperation

• Conflict

• Conformity

• Coercion

Leadership Style that is Goal and task-oriented; concerned with accomplishments (ex. military leaders, boat captains, and CEOs)

• Instrumental

• Expressive

• Democratic

• Authoritarian

All of these are characteristics of Secondary Groups EXCEPT

• Usually larger

• Time-Limited

• Expressive Function

• Instrumental Function

Shared characteristics, but don't know each other; think demographic labels (ex. Gen Z, Asian-Americans, People living with HIV)

• Social Group

• Category

• Aggregate

• Cult

All of these are characteristics of a Primary Group EXCEPT

• Usually small

• face-to-face

• Expressive Fuction

• Instrumental function

A one-time crowd/people who aren't interacting with each other (ex. line at Starbucks, Ed Sheeran concert, Protest at the Supreme Court)

• Social Group

• Category

• Aggregate

• Cult

Forcing members to act a certain way; threat of punishment; stops being/feeling mutually beneficial; against one's will (ex. legal system, parents)

• Cooperation

• Conflict

• Conformity

• Coercion

Any sort of collection of 2 or more people who have some ongoing shared identity

• Aggregate

• Category

• Social Group

• Nothing