SOC 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Secondary Sector Of The Economy, Complex Number, Call Centre

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1101
• Professor: Nathan Young

Document Summary

Predictability: things can be related with the expectation of the same results. Ex: when a scientist does an experiment she will replicate it many times to make sure that the ndings are correct. Calculability: focuses on things that can be counted and quanti ed. Ex: measure things with numbers and to compare things numerically. Rationality: is based on ef ciency, the best means to a given end. Ex: it would seem nonsensical to drive from vancouver to toronto through mexico. Control & enhanced certainty of outcomes: knowing exactly how long a trip will take, thus providing a basis for choosing how to undertake the task. The prototype of rationalization in modern society is the bureaucracy. Bureaucracy: based on the french root bureau, which means of ce or desk and the greek root kratia, which means power or rule . The rule of the of ce or desk and is essentially a machine made of humans.