| coercion | | People who share a social characteristic |
| ironlawofoligarchy | | People who share only part of their lives while focusing on a goal or task |
| primarygroup | | A web of social relationships that join a person to other people in groups |
| power | | Interaction aimed at defeating an opponent |
| authority | | Self-deceptive thinking that is based on conformity to group beliefs, and created by group pressure to conform |
| socialexchange | | The legitimate or socially approved use of power |
| rationalization | | Theory that power increasingly becomes concentrated in the hands of a few members of any organization |
| bureaucracy | | Interaction in which individuals or groups combine their efforts to reach a goal |
| outgroup | | Interactions that are intimate, personal, caring, and fulfilling |
| conflict | | A group deliberately created to achieve one or more long term goals |
| primaryrelationships | | Behavior that matches group expectations |
| conformity | | Exclusive group demanding intense loyalty |
| groupthink | | Groups with a formal organization in which personal relationships are guided by norms, rituals, and sentiments that are not part of the formal organization |
| socialnetwork | | At least two people who have one or more goals in common and share common ways of thinking and behaving |
| referencegrpup | | A voluntary action performed in the expectation of getting a reward in return |
| secondaryrelationships | | the mind-set emphasizing knowledge, reason, and planning |
| informalorganization | | The ability to control the behavior of others |
| group | | Interaction in which individuals or groups are forced to behave in a particular way |
| socialcategory | | People temporarily in the same place at the same time |
| cooperation | | Impersonal interactions involving limited parts of personalities |
| ingroup | | People who are emotionally close, know one another well, and seek one another's company |
| socialaggregate | | Group targeted by an in-group for opposition, antagonism, or competition |
| formalorganization | | A formal organization based on rationality and efficiency |
| secondarygroup | | Group used for self-evaluation and the formation of attitudes, values, beliefs, and norms |
