SOCA02H3 Lecture Notes - Iron Cage, Mcdonaldization, Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority
Document Summary
Weber recognized bureaucracy: bureaucracy = necessary but has unintended consequences (hate it but need it) Traditional society (when getting by in life was harder: small scale (you know everybody sorta thing) 3. traditional authority (personal authority eg tribal authority) rule of thumb (if it works keep doing it, if it doesn"t then advance things) Need for organization = group size becomes a forcing variable. eg: know 6 people, 15 relationships: primary group = family, secondary group = others (you will spend more time with them) Need for large-scale organization = pursue specific goals, services and infrastructure, health, transportation and power. systems must be at breaking point and reserve capacity, eg: hospitals don"t have spare medicine) Rationalization (weber) - rationally control nature & society by seeking the most efficient methods. Bureaucracies necessities: division of labour (allows specializations, hierarchy of authority eg: ratio of orders you give / take (more orders given = higher status, rules & regulations, qualifications based on employment.
