Audio Resource

Audio 1: What Happens When Bureaucracy Accidentally Kills You?

Description: This NPR podcast episode explores what happened to Rona Lawson when her name was mistakenly added to the Social Security Administration’s Death Master File.

Learning Objective: 5.5: Apply a sociological lens to modern bureaucracies.

Video Resources

Video 1: Group Behavior and Sociology

Description: This video answers two key questions: What is group behavior? And why do we care?

Learning Objective: 5.1: Describe primary and secondary groups and their effects.

Video 2: The Bay of Pigs Invasion--How Groupthink Created a Brilliant Disaster

Description: This video discusses how groupthink played into the infamous Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in 1961.

Learning Objective: 5.2: Discuss the power of groups in terms of their composition, leadership, and conformity.

Web Resource

Web 1: The Qualities of Transformational Leaders and What Distinguishes Them From Transactional Leaders

Description: This article explores the qualities of transformational leaders.

Learning Objective: 5.2: Discuss the power of groups in terms of their composition, leadership, and conformity.