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    Sociology Test Notes

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    Sociology Test #2 Outline More concepts related to culture: high culture = culture of the wealthy pop culture = culture of the common people trend = something in the culture that endures over time  fad = relatively short-lived element of the culture     Socialization and related concepts   Primary socialization = earliest occurring socialization  anticipatory socialization = children?s play‚ trying on roles as they play Professional socialization = learning what is expected in a professional setting

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    THE CHALLENGES OF GLOBALISATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY. BY. EMMANUEL ODEH. ABSTRACT The article argues that the challenges facing higher education in the new millennium cannot be understood unless proper account is taken of the phenomenon of globalisation. Two points are emphasised. The first is that globalisation cannot simply be seen as a higher form of internationalisation; it is a much more turbulent phenomenon that not only transcends but ignores national boundaries. The second is that

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    George Rizer is a distinguished sociologist‚ professor and writer who studies‚ globalization and its effects on society. He is well-known for his book on The Globalization of Nothing. Ritzier states the nature of globalization in terms of the consumption of goods and services. In this summary I will be discussing the different theories of Ritzer’s analysis‚ Something or Nothing‚ Globalization‚ Glocalization‚ Grobalization‚ Capitalism‚ Mcdonalization‚ and Americanization. Something or Nothing

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    Beaucracy

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    05-Volti-45440.qxd 11/12/2007 5 12:46 PM Page 79 Bureaucratic Organization A lthough modern societies are for the most part lacking in castes‚ guilds‚ and other socially embedded ways of recruiting‚ training‚ and organizing workers‚ personal connections and social networks are still highly relevant to many aspects of working life‚ especially in regard to the way jobs get filled‚ as will be noted in Chapter 7. In a parallel fashion‚ the rules and procedures governing the

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    Basically‚ an organization is a group of people intentionally organized to accomplish an overall‚ common goal or set of goals. Business organizations can range in size from two people to tens of thousands. There are several important aspects to consider about the goal of the business organization. These features are explicit (deliberate and recognized) or implicit (operating unrecognized‚ "behind the scenes"). Ideally‚ these features are carefully considered and established‚ usually during the strategic

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    Rhashequa Downs Prof. John Johnson SOC 110HA Journal Entry 3 Nonhuman Technologies This dialog will cover Ritzers discussion on Control: Human and Nonhuman Robots. Nonhuman technology is when a machine replaces a human employee‚ the control comes in when the companies try to control the customer actions by their response to the machine. The businesses try to predict an outcome because the machine is programmed to one task‚ therefore they will be able to predict how a customer will

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    Behaviour and Management (4)‚ Andover‚ UK Schein H E (1990) Organisational Culture‚ American Psychologist‚ p109-118 Ouchi & Jaeger 1978; cited by Martin & Fellenz 2010 Luthans 1995; cited by Martin & Fellenz 2010 (PM Network 2005) Ritzer‚ G (2002) Mcdonaldization the reader‚ Sage Publications‚ USA Daily mail

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    delta Vancouver: UBC Press Paldam‚ M.‚ (2003) Economic freedom and the success of the Asian Tigers: An essay on controversy. European Journal of political economy. 19(3) pp.453-477 Prasad‚ E.‚ Rogoff‚ K.‚ Wei‚ S.‚ Kose‚ M Ritzer‚ G. (2004) The McDonaldization of society Journal of American Culture 6(1) pp.100-107 Timmer‚ M.‚ Inklaar‚ R.‚ O’Mahony Trading economics (2012) China Unemployment Rate Available at http://www.tradingeconomics.com/china/unemployment-rate [Accessed1st March 2013] Wei‚ Y World

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    Mcdonalds - Tnc

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    McDonalds - the 90th largest economy in the world - feeds about 1 percent of the world’s population a day. That’s 68 million people! It hires more than 1 million workers in the US per year and is the world’s largest toy distributer. McDonalds also created the Ronald McDonald House charity‚ which houses more than 6000 families a year in Australia alone. However‚ this Illinois-based company is undeniably threatening the ‘global village’. It is doing so in a lot of ways‚ including the damage it inflicts

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    all of these 5: The tendency to assume that one’s own culture and way of life represent the norm or are superior to all others is called culture shock. cultural relativism. ethnocentrism. value stability. 6: George Ritzer’s concept “The McDonaldization of society” refers to the placement of a McDonald’s franchise in every community with more than 5‚000 inhabitants by the year 2010. the domination of numerous sectors of societies throughout the world by principles initially used by fast-food

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