Janice Gross Stein’s “The Cult of Efficiency‚” read at a CBC Massey Lecture in 2001‚ attempts to define the concept of efficiency and how it has impacted our society in the past and present. Stein effectively applies this concept to many different sectors of our culture through examples and analysis of how it is delivered. Her thesis summarizes the overall ideas of her article‚ however it was not easily found in her introduction as it was not stated until the end of the fifth paragraph. The full
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In the article “McDonaldization of Society” the author‚ George Ritzer‚ discusses Rationalization which is a concept which was coined by the German sociologist Max Webber in the 19th century. Rationalization has 5 distinct dimensions which are efficiency‚ control‚ dehumanization‚ quantity over quality‚ and predictability. Moreover‚ Ritzer claims that society has become so focused on being efficient which means finding the easiest and fastest way to achieve a goal‚ an example of that dimension provided
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The Social Theory of W.E.B Du Bois Aaron Josuah Cabahug Sociology 102 4/21/2013 Abby Mosher The Social Theory of W.E.B Du Bois Karl Marx‚ Max Weber‚ and Emile Durkheim are widely recognized as the trinity of sociological theory. While these three sociologists were trailblazing social theorists who enhanced the study of human behavior and its relationship to social institutions‚ other‚ more contemporary scholars were just as innovative - one of those scholars being W. E. B. Du Bois. W. E
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Bureaucracies are out and post-Bureaucracies are in. Explain why you agree or disagree with this statement using examples to support your argument. Organizations can be defined as either bureaucracies or post-bureaucracies‚ depending on four different characteristics. A bureaucratic organization is based around specialization and life-time careers‚ formal rules‚ an authoritative hierarchy‚ and the idea of impersonality. On the other hand a post-bureaucratic organization is centred on the idea
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collectors in tribal organizations through highly royal and clerical power structures to industrial structures and today’s post-industrial structures. As pointed out by L. B. Mohr‚ the early theorists of organizational structure‚ Taylor‚ Fayol‚ and Weber "saw the importance of structure for effectiveness and efficiency and assumed without the slightest question that whatever structure was needed‚ people could fashion accordingly. Organizational structure was considered a matter of choice...When in
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distinction between a class “of itself” (Klasse an sich) and a class “for itself” (Klasse fur sich)? 7. What‚ according to Marx‚ is species being‚ and how does capitalism both alienate us from it and finally bring us closest to it? 8. Why was Weber so concerned with subjective awareness of class interests? 9. How did Weber’s analysis of class contribute to the effort to disaggregate class? 10. How does World Systems Theory argue for a distinct vision of class
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authority helps to shape the political culture by keeping values such as receptivity‚ respect and duty. An example of this type of authority would be a patriarchal structure where “the servants are completely and personally dependent upon the lord.” (Weber‚ 1958:4). Weber’s second type of authority is known as Charismatic Authority which is based upon the perceived extraordinary characteristics of an individual that is on his or her charisma. The personal magnetism of the leader characterizes the relationship
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Thinking Sociologically From: Will Keenan Social Conflict Perspective Discussion Themes: Conflict: Positive & Negative Aspects Is society inherently‚ inevitably and universally ‘conflictual’? 1. When is conflict ever productive of social benefits? 2. Identify areas of social conflict that have wider ethical significance. Further Readings Follow-Up: Articles by: David F. Walsh Structure/Agency‚ pp. 8-33; Fran Tonkiss continuity/Change‚ pp. 34-48; and Don Slater
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Links: Weber‚ M (1905) “The Spirit of Capitalism and the Iron Cage”‚ in Lemert‚ C.(2010) Social Theory: The multicultural and classic readings [e-book] Westview Press: Boulder‚ CO Burrell‚ G & Morgan‚ G (1992) Sociological paradigms and organisational analysis:
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reason [that UPS surpassed the U.S. Postal Service] is the concept of bureaucracy”. According to Wilson (2004) bureaucracy was a theme which dominated organisation studies throughout the 1950’s and was the most common form of organisational design. Weber in Daft et al (2007‚ pg 31) defines the bureaucratic model as: “Labour is divided with clear definitions of authority and responsibility that are legitimized as official duties Positions are organized in a hierarchy of authority‚ with
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