The Transformation of Societies
This is the first society in sociological history.
Hunting & Gathering Societies
These groups are characterized by cooperative, intimate, long-term, face-to-face relationships
Primary Groups
These are the groups we use as standards to evaluate ourselves, whether or not we actually.
Reference Groups
This focuses on group size, leadership, conformity and decision making
Group Dynamics
This type of group consists of 2 people.
Dyad
This is our current society.
Postindustrial Society
These groups are larger, relatively temporary, more anonymous, formal and impersonal
Secondary Groups
These consist of people linked by various social ties.
Social Networks
This idea refers to situations in which a group of people think alike.
Groupthink
This is the largest and most complex group that sociologists study.
Sociology
This society began in 1775.
Industrial
These are seen as a buffer between individuals and society.
Groups
This is an entirely new human group that appeared in the 1990s due to advancements in technology.
The Electronic Community
This type of leader is socioemotional, less likely to be recognized as leaders, but help with the group’s morale.
Expressive
This is the essence of life in society
Groups
These two societies developed from the hunters and gathers society.
Pastoral & Horticultural
This is a collection of people who have similar characteristics.
A category
This refers to the conscious use or even cultivation of contacts that people think will be helpful to them.
Networking
This type of leader is task-oriented, try to keep the group moving toward its goals, reminding the members of what they are trying to accomplish.
Instrumental
This leadership style gives orders and frequently do not explain why they praise or condemn a person’s work.
Authoritarian
This began the Agricultural Revolution
The invention of the plow
This is made up of individuals who temporarily share the same physical space, but do not have a sense of belonging together.
An aggregate
This person found that social networks are so interrelated that almost everyone in the U.S. is connected by just five links.
Stanley Milgram
This person studied that the size of a group is significant for its dynamics.
Georg Simmel
This leadership style tries to gain a consensus by explaining proposed actions, suggesting alternative approaches and giving “facts” as the basis for their evaluation of members’ work.
Democratic