6: Social Groups and Organization Last updated Save as PDF Page ID 130593 Anonymous LibreTexts 6.1: Society and Groups 6.2: Types of Social Groups 6.2A: The Nature of Groups 6.2B: Primary Groups 6.2C: Secondary Groups 6.2D: In-Groups and Out-Groups 6.2E: Reference Groups 6.2F: Social Networks 6.2G: Online Communities 6.3: Functions of Social Groups 6.3A: Defining Boundaries 6.3B: Choosing Leaders 6.3C: Making Decisions 6.3D: Setting Goals 6.3E: Controlling the Behaviors of Group Members 6.4: Large Social Groups 6.4A: Formal Structure 6.4B: Informal Structure 6.4C: Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft 6.4D: Mechanical and Organic Solidarity 6.5: Bureaucracy 6.5A: Bureaucracies and Formal Groups 6.5B: Weber’s Model for Bureaucracy 6.5C: The “McDonaldization” of Society 6.6: Group Dynamics 6.6A: Effects of Group Size on Stability and Intimacy 6.6B: Effects of Group Size on Attitude and Behavior 6.6C: The Asch Experiment- The Power of Peer Pressure 6.6D: The Milgram Experiment- The Power of Authority 6.6E: Groupthink 6.7: Social Structure in the Global Perspective 6.7B: Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft 6.7C: Lenski’s Sociological Evolution Approach