SOCIOL 110 Study Guide - Social Stratification, Corporate Crime, Community Policing

• School: UMASS-Amherst
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCIOL 110
• Professor: Carlos Valderrama

Document Summary

Rules upheld at any cost, even if other solutions are better. Suited for organizations in highly volatile and uncertain industries. Legitimate knowledge that can be drawn on in solving problems; decisions are not. Better equipped to handle the changing demands of innovative markets. Suited for organizations that are less susceptible to marketplace fluctuations. Following rules becomes more important than achieving goals. Looser method of organization the exclusive domain of people at the top. Michael foucault: the control of space and time (timetables) in organizations. Regular supervision is needed to ensure that workers sustain the pace of labor. Surveillance: the supervision of activities in organizations behavior. Unequal power isn"t just a function of size. Organizations expand in size, power relationships become looser. Modern organizations: power delegated downward from superiors to subordinates. Idea of bureaucratic career was male career in which women played a supporting. Supervising activities of individuals or groups to ensure compliant.