1. The main ideas in Chapter 3 and in the article by Philip Meyer ("If Hitler Asked You to Execute a Stranger") 
   
   What you will need to know from these readings:
   a. the characteristics of a bureaucracy
   b. what kinds of things are characterized by McDonaldization
   c. what concept of Max Weber's is related to McDonaldization
   d. whether most people in Milgram's experiment (Meyer's article) did as they were told 
   e. how role and status affected people's behavior in the Milgram experiment

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2. Definitions and examples of the following concepts:

formal organization

group

secondary group (or secondary relationship)

role

status

For a definition and example, click on a concept and a link will open. The best way to learn this information is to use 3"x5" index cards, writing the concept on one side of the card and the definition and example on the other side.

EXTRA CREDIT ! ! !
If you hand in typewritten answers to the study questions by Wednesday, September 24, you may gain extra credit to increase your grade for this week's test. You may also use your answers to the study questions as a substitute for the quiz.