SOCI 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Mcdonaldization, Telemarketing, Chelsea Manning
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Power and authority (3 types: traditional because that"s how it is. the power rests with the position, not the person, charismatic justin bieber video, nobody can just fill in the position. The person brings their charisma to have the power. Ex: malcom x, mlk, obama (pessimism begins here) 3. Iron cage: you can"t come out of the iron cage. Parts of bureaucracy: clear cut division of labor that exists (each have different parts, authority is hierarchical, written rules specify the exact nature of relationships among personnel, authority belongs to the position not about the person in it. If someone dies how much will it cost?) Recall = /vehicle to fix the problem. 11 million cars & 1. 5 million trucks = million on recalls. Instead of going with our gut emotion, we say someone else will help. Weber = what it means to be human is to have emotions. Iron cage (jf: 112) leads to a system of irrationalities.
