SOCI 210: Sociological perspectives

Agenda

  1. Administrative
  2. Groups, organizations,
    & collectivities
  3. Groups & individual
    behavior
  4. Group structure

Administrative

Today's reading

  • I accidentally assigned the wrong article by John Levi Martin!
  • Martin (1998) on Persuall, while interesting, is extremely technical
  • The article I intended to assign is:
    Martin, John Levi. 2002. “Power, Authority, and the Constraint of Belief Systems.” American Journal of Sociology 107 (4): 861–904.
  • If you've done this reading, you will get credit for it, but if not it will not count toward your final grade
  • For those of you who were assigned Martin 1998 for your Synthesis essay, I'll send an email this afternoon with options
    (You can stick with Martin 1998 if you like, but you'll have an alternative)

Groups, organizations,
& collectivities

Poster for the 1969 TV show 'Scooby-Doo Where Are You' showing a flower-power van with four humans and a large dog

Collectivities

“Collectivity” is an umbrella term for any distinct grouping of people

We have talked a lot about (intersectional) social categories as collectivities.

(Racial/ethnic; Class; Gender; Disability; …)

These social categories define shared experiences, cultural dispositions, societal expectations, opportunity structures, etc.

Groups and organizations are (usually) considered a different type of collectivity.

(Family; School; Friend group; Office; …)

Groups and organizations are made up of people who are oriented around a place or goal, and who are likely to interact with one another.

Groups

Types of groups

Types of groups

Types of groups

Types of groups

Types of groups

Groups
& individual behavior

A troupe of dancers in leotards with their arms and bodies positioned to make a radial pattern with their outstretched hands

Groups & behavior

Groups & behavior

Groups & behavior

Structure of organizations & groups

Screenshot from the gameshow Hollywood Squares from the 1960s. Celebrities fo the time are each seated in a single box arranged vertically into a 3x3 grid.

Organizational structure

Organizational structure

Organizational structure

Organizational structure

Organizational structure