SOC 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Peter Blau, Conflict Theories, Erving Goffman

• School: College of The Sequoias
• Department: Sociology (SOC)
• Course: SOC 001
• Professor: jones

Document Summary

Below the surface of perceived order is conflict. Leaders have mechanisms within them to inspired followers (ex: judaism) Characteristics of a bureaucracy: fixed offices, hierarchy, specific rules, circumscribed authority (limit at certain levels of power, purposely impersonal, technical qualification (universalistic, etc) Manifest goals goals put forth by an individual or institution, usually mission statement. Merton: below the surface of what is manifest lurks what is latent . Ex: don"t accept but don"t report bribery (too much work/hassle) Agreement for convicted to plea guilty in exchanged for a lessen punishment. Don"t ask manager for help if you get something (manifests an inability to do the work), ask a coworker. Summary: the bureaucratic order, fixed offices, clear hierarchy, rules, max weber. The loose screws of the iron cage: how we really work with rules and bureaucracy . Dead or alive is not always clear-cut. Surrounding social context determines whether someone is dead or not.