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2. Chapter 6: Societies to Social Networks Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 20082 “People who interact with one another and think of themselves as belonging together.” What is a Group?

3. Chapter 6: Societies to Social Networks Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 20083 Not to be Confused with Groups...  Aggregate  Category Groups Within Society

4. Chapter 6: Societies to Social Networks Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 20084  Primary Groups  Face-to-Face  The Family  Friends  Producing a Mirror Within Groups Within Society

5. Chapter 6: Societies to Social Networks Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 20085 Secondary Groups Secondary Groups  Larger, More Anonymous  Members Interact Based on Statuses  Fail to Satisfy Need for Intimate Association Groups Within Society

6. Chapter 6: Societies to Social Networks Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 20086 In-Groups and Out-Groups In-Groups and Out-Groups  Loyalty to In-Groups  Antagonism Towards Out-Groups Groups Within Society

7. Chapter 6: Societies to Social Networks Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 20087  In-Groups and Out-Groups Produce…  Loyalty  Sense of Superiority  Rivalries  Implications for Socially Diverse Society Groups Within Society

8. Chapter 6: Societies to Social Networks Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 20088 Reference Groups Reference Groups  Evaluating Ourselves  Anticipatory Socialization Groups Within Society

9. Chapter 6: Societies to Social Networks Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 20089  Social Networks  The Small World Phenomenon  Is the Small World Phenomenon a Myth? Groups Within Society

10. Chapter 6: Societies to Social Networks Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 200810  Electronic Communities  People Connect Online  Newsgroups  Online Chat Rooms  Some Meet Definition of Group Groups Within Society

11. Chapter 6: Societies to Social Networks Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 200811  Effects of Group Size on Attitudes and Behavior  The Larger the Group…  Greater Diffusion of Responsibility  Increase in Formality  Division into Smaller Groups Group Dynamics

12. Chapter 6: Societies to Social Networks Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 200812

13. Chapter 6: Societies to Social Networks Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 200813  Who Becomes a Leader?  Types of Leaders  Instrumental  Expressive Leadership

14. Chapter 6: Societies to Social Networks Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 200814  Leadership Styles  Authoritarian  Democratic  Laissez-Faire  Leadership Styles in Changing Situations Leadership

15. Chapter 6: Societies to Social Networks Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 200815  Power of Peer Pressure—Asch Experiment  Study on Conformity Group Dynamics

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17. Chapter 6: Societies to Social Networks Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 200817 Group Dynamics  Power of Peer Pressure—Asch Experiment  Study on Conformity  Power of Authority—Milgram Experiment  Administering Shocks

18. Chapter 6: Societies to Social Networks Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 200818  Irving Janis Coined the Term  Examples of Groupthink  Preventing Groupthink Groupthink - Global Consequences