Chapter 5

• Identify a particular group as primary or secondary, and evaluate the degree of influence it could have as a reference group on an individual.
• Discuss the importance of group size on the strength of individual ties, integration and stability.
• Analyze group dynamics such as exclusion and social closure, the formation of alliances and coalitions, and group conflict.
• Identify different types of leadership exhibited in groups, as well as the type of power or authority leaders employ to accomplish certain goals.
• Compare and contrast different types of organizations, their goals, and reasons for why members join them.
• Recall major characteristics of an ideal bureaucracy and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of bureaucracies.
• Theorize about problematic characteristics of groups, such as groupthink, conformity, and obedience using sociological terms and ideas.