SOC300H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Visible Minority, Real Crime, Loose Coupling
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Week 8: institutional isomorphism and the diffusion of penal technologies. Neo-institutional theory pt 2- dimaggio and powell (and tolbert and zucker) Start with the organizational level (meyer and rowan) How does a given organization behave: it looks to the environment, it adopts the formal structures suggested by rational myths. Rational myths: prescriptions for rational behavior (do this and you"ll profit, taken for granted, institutionalized, fact-like status. Gov passes law to make sure people feel comfortable in uni- look at what. York is doing, harvard and yale, copy what other people are doing: resolution to uncertainty is to copy what other people are doing. All unis have to do x despite their context, policies, training, despite diverse needs- saying you have to do this: 2. Third party group that gives seal of approval. The reasons for adoption can change over time. Early adopters v late adopters: early, late: legitimacy- driven (institutionalization) ex.
