SOC208H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Organizational Chart, Job Design, White-Collar Crime
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Final exam will mostly focus on the material after the midterm. White collar crime: non-violent crime, just a few people, ex. embezzlement. Organizational deviance: a formally deviant behaviour is now not deviant, certain situations they may seem dangerous, ex. fight club, ignoring car recalls, work safety. Organized crime: money laundering, drugs, prostitution, can be local, national, or transnational, ex. mafia, hell"s angels. Research paper (6-8 pages), pick a topic (out of the four above), then pick a case (like a news story) (the paper can mention martha stewart for example, but the whole paper is not on. Find 5 scholarly articles to help answer your research question. Dominant characteristic of modern society: discovery, socialization, resocialization, production/distribution (industrial firms, provision of services (financial services, protection (police, army, insurance, preservation of culture (museums, communication (radio, tv, netflix, recreation (sports leagues) Reliable but may not be adaptable: accountable. Achieve goals we could not achieve alone: collective actions.