SOC 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Nepotism, Distinctive Feature, Meritocracy
25 Oct 2016
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Rational-legal authority - the way people organize society is rational. R-l authorities in the form of bureaucracies would spread to govern all societies. Appointments made by specialized qualification rather ascription. Ascription - not written down given to those with personal connections. Underhanded reason not written down as to how you got job. Efficiently coordinate work of multitudes of people to accomplish complex long term problems. Modern economies and technologies only possible thru bureaucracies. Forcing people to do things against their will. Modern states monopolize coercive powers within borders. Mcdonalds burgers never made a great burger but rather a fairly priced, consumable product with no variability between stores. Bureaucracy allows control of violence to those who are in power. Karl marx - capitalism is ownership of means of production at workers" expense. Weber - particular religious ideas lead to economic systems like capitalism. Growth of modern industrial capitalism started primarily in england and us. Marx - religion justifies unfair economic systems.
