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Most people find it difficult to obey authorities b-cuz
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They fear ridicule, ostracism, & punishment
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Why didn't more ordinary German citizens resist the Nazis
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*paid more attention to norms than morality *did not want to let down comrades *wanted to maintain group morale, solidarity, & loyalty
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Nazi regime's genocide machine operated efficiently partly b-cuz
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*it was bureaucratically organized *achieved max efficiency by breaking down large goal one of into small tasks for many
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Milgram's experiment: deadly "shocks" to subjects that answered questions incorrectly, tester/shockers were ordinary citizens
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We are inclined to obey those in power, whether authority structure in new & artificial or old & well-established
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Group of people against whom an indiv. evaluates his situation is called...
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A reference group
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Leadership style that allows subordinates to work largely on their own w/ almost no direction from above?
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Laissez-faire leadership
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Standard sociological criticisms of bureaucracy? (1,2)
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*dehumanization (unique to standard) *bureaucratic ritualism (so occupied with rules & regulations that authority makes difficult to fulfill goals)
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Standard sociological criticisms of bureaucracy?
(3,4)
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*oligarchy (rule of few) *bureaucratic inertia (so large & rigid they lose touch w/ reality & continue policies even when in desperate need of change)
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Proportion of Jews killed during WWII was highest?
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Where nations were bureaucratically organized
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Pressure to conform despite individual misgivings is called?
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Groupthink
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Except for crisis situations, the most effective leadership style is?
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Democratic
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Societies are collectivities of interacting people who share...
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A culture & territory
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Hellish working conditions & deep social inequality characterized early...
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Industrial societies
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Class & gender inequality...
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Began to decrease as industrial societies matured
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Which country has more people behind bars than any other?
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United States
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