Hyun History of Sociology Professor Denis Kim November 1‚ 2012 Karl Marx and Max Weber on Religion: Which one came first‚ the Chicken or the Egg? A strong discrepancy in interpretation of religions exists between the two great thinkers‚ Marx and Weber‚ in that Marx saw religions as “the opiate of the masses” (Marx‚ 1843:42) meaning that religions justify believers’ bitter lives and make them passive whereas Weber saw religions as having power to bring about not just social but economic changes
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18004992 Is bureaucracy irrational? Reflect critically In sociological theories‚ bureaucracy denotes either a means of management‚ or a particular kind of organization. Such organizations tend to have homogenous characteristics‚ including regularized procedure‚ the existence of a discretionary budget‚ a tendency to expand their resources continuously and progressively‚ and impersonal relationships with much competition for political position within the organization. ’Bureau’‚ is a French word
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Why has bureaucracy been considered the most rational form of work organization; what critism can be made? Organizational structure provides a backbone upon which all of a company ’s operational policies and work processes are built. It lays out managerial reporting relationships and the flow of ideas‚ decisions and information of the company. There is no single organizational structure that is inherently better than another. Rather‚ each structure has unique advantages and disadvantages best
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Marx vs. Weber in today’s society Marx and Weber have not lived within the same social conditions we are facing today‚ and one question that may arise is‚ whose approach to social class and inequality is more compatible with today’s society? Taking a closer look at Weber’s analogy‚ and the concept of “life chances”‚ one may attempt to conclude that his approach is more flexible and fitting in today’s society. Weber offers a micro level analysis of inequality at the individual’s level‚ which makes
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Weber on Legitimate Norms and Authority Author(s): Martin E. Spencer Source: The British Journal of Sociology‚ Vol. 21‚ No. 2 (Jun.‚ 1970)‚ pp. 123-134 Published by: Wiley on behalf of The London School of Economics and Political Science Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/588403 . Accessed: 21/11/2014 14:18 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit
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and the question was asked‚ What are the alternatives if bureaucracy it not working in an organization? Bureaucracies Defined: According to Max Weber‚ bureaucracy is the most efficient and most rational known means of exercising authority over human beings (Weber‚ p223). Further it is reliable‚ precise and stable‚ these are all terms that are desired for large complex organizations that need to control vast amounts of employees. Bureaucracy is based on legitimate authority‚ those that are being
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organization as well as people view Bureaucracy as a threat to personal liberties‚ however Bureaucracy has helped many organizations bloom. Max Weber‚ a sociologist who studied Bureaucracy created dimensions of bureaucracy these dimensions include rules and procedures‚ specialization and division of labor‚ hierarchy of authority‚ technically qualified personnel‚ separate position from position holder‚ and written communications and records. To further examine the dimensions‚ Weber found rules and procedures
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A STUDY ON WEBER’S THEORY OF ORGANIZATION AND BUREAUCRACY A Research Project Submitted to Institute of Law Nirma University For continuous evaluation in the subject of SOCIOLOGY [2BAL 305] Semester III [Academic Year 2012- 2013] UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF Prof. (Dr.) Bankim Nongthombam Singh Institute of Law Nirma University RESEARCHER KRATI JOSHI
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Nature of Bureaucracy 2. The Size of the Bureaucracy 3. The Organization of the Federal Bureaucracy 4. Staffing the Bureaucracy 5. Modern Attempts at Bureaucratic Reform 6. Bureaucrats as Politicians and Policymakers 7. Congressional Control of the Bureaucracy Part II: Investigating: The Bureaucracy --Give a brief description of the each cabinet department (15) Part III: The Bureaucracy --Give a brief description of 10 independent executive agencies Bureaucracy Assignment
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Our book defines bureaucracy as‚ "a formal organization with a hierarchy of authority and a clear division of labor; emphasis on impersonality of positions and written rules‚ communications‚ and records"(177). There are five characteristics of bureaucracies‚ which are‚ "1. Clear levels‚ with assignments flowing downward and accountability flowing upward. 2. A division of labor. 3. Written rules. 4. Written communications and records. 5. Impersonality and replace ability"(177-178). Unfortunately‚
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