SOCIOL 2V06 Study Guide - Shoplifting, Oligarchy
9 Apr 2013
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People looked at what rationalists thought of goals, saw that institutions had explicit goals. Interested in how institutions actually behave, not how they should behave. Naturalists say it is more complicated than that. Rationalists thought of workers as economic machines. Naturalists say that we are social and psychological workers, we care about our status and whether people think about us or not. Definition: an organization is a collectivity whose members share a common interest in the organization"s survival and who engage in informal activities in order to survive. Organizations don"t pursue just one goal, always pursue multiple goals. Corporation"s care about their reputation, their legitimacy. Hospitals don"t just cure patients, they also have financial considerations; pursue more than one goal. Universities don"t just educate students, they also have an interest in financial matters; pursue more than one goal. Can universities give high-quality education while still trying to make revenue: goals may not be mutually accomplishable.
