The Practical Skeptic: Core Concepts in SociologyUsing a conceptual organizing framework, this work provides a concise introduction to sociology that focuses on core concepts as the central building blocks for understanding sociology. Written in a conversational style, it uses numerous pedagogical features to help students grasp key sociological concepts. |
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... bureaucracy can have a tremendous impact on peo- ple's behavior . Regardless of how warm and caring people are off ... bureaucracies have to follow the rules and act without regard for differences among individual clients . ( Just ...
... bureaucracy can have a tremendous impact on peo- ple's behavior . Regardless of how warm and caring people are off ... bureaucracies have to follow the rules and act without regard for differences among individual clients . ( Just ...
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... bureaucracy . Max Weber claimed that modern life would come to be increasingly played out in bureaucracies . The ... Bureaucracies Ideal-Type Bureaucracies.
... bureaucracy . Max Weber claimed that modern life would come to be increasingly played out in bureaucracies . The ... Bureaucracies Ideal-Type Bureaucracies.
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... Bureaucracies have strict chains of command or authority struc- tures . Generally these are shaped like pyramids with fewer people at the top of the bureaucracy than at the bottom . Orders or com- mands travel from the top of the ...
... Bureaucracies have strict chains of command or authority struc- tures . Generally these are shaped like pyramids with fewer people at the top of the bureaucracy than at the bottom . Orders or com- mands travel from the top of the ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Sociological Eye 27 | 3 |
The Vocabulary of Science | 52 |
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Teaching the Novel Across the Curriculum: A Handbook for Educators Colin C. Irvine No preview available - 2007 |