modern bureaucracy In modern society a bureaucratic structure is considered the most effective way of managing both public and private affairs. This has although not always been the case‚ and one of the first to describe the emergence and development of bureaucracy was the German sociologist Max Weber. Through his theory of rationalization and subsequent utilization of ideal types he was able to describe this phenomenon on both theoretical and analytical levels. He determined several preconditions
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Michelle Obama was born on January 17‚ 1964. She lived in Chicago with her parents and older brother Craig. Some ancestors of Michelle’s were slaves. Michelle was raised in a loving but strict home. Her family was somewhat poor. Her mother was a housewife and her father had multiple sclerosis. Her father worked at a water plant. Her parents were taught her early on the importance of education. She was able to read when she was four years old and she skipped second grade.She went to Bryn Mawr
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The San Andreas Fault by Sandra S. Schulz and Robert E. Wallace The presence of the San Andreas fault was brought dramatically to world attention on April 18‚ 1906‚ when sudden displacement along the fault produced the great San Francisco earthquake and fire. This earthquake‚ however‚ was but one of many that have resulted from episodic displacement along the fault throughout its life of about 15-20 million years. What Is It? Scientists have learned that the Earth’s crust is fractured into a series
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NEW TOEIC Part 5 / 6 / 7 Part 5 + Part 6: finish within 23 minutes 101. For prices‚ please consult the ------- catalogue. (a) enclose (b) enclosed (c) encloses (d) enclosure 102. Payment should be sent by bank ------- in dollars. (a) draft (b) money (c) cashier (d) transport 103. The warehouse will ------- open during the maintenance work. (a) pause (b) delay (c) allow (d) remain 104. Attendance at the meeting on the 25th is ------. (a) attended (b) mandatory (c) interested (d)
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The San Andreas Fault is an intense‚ significant geological feature that greatly affected the passionate study of earthquakes. The San Andreas Fault influenced the notable geological characteristics such as wealthy minerals and created rare‚ breath-taking sceneries. This catastrophic geological feature motivated scientists to learn more of its powers and what we can do to better prepare for it earthquakes. I chose this geological feature because it constantly changes and affects the reoccurrence
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These are words that I constantly hear from my mother whenever I eat outside of the house. My mother is a strict Dominican mother who believes that food from the streets will make me sick or gain weight in an unhealthy way. In the story We’re Not by Andrea Roman‚ author mentions that her parents could not understand certain unacceptable actions in their culture were acceptable to practice in the United States. My mother is a person who I believe does not understand that neither. Most of our latino parents
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Analyze your college or workplace using Weber’s model of bureaucracy. What elements (efficiency‚ calculability‚ predictability‚ and control) of McDonaldization do you see? Do you wish life were less McDonaldized? Why or why not? Efficiency strives to diminish reliance on human skills and decision making by automating and standardizing work processes. In my office we just updated our Computer software system to track zip codes where there is a high propensity for people to join the Army. This
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one of the very few disciplines in social science that takes keen interest in the writings of a small group of supposed founding fathers. It has been controversially agreed that the founding fathers of sociology are Karl Marx‚ Emile Durkheim and Max Weber who created sociology in response to dramatic changes in European society: the industrial revolution‚ class conflict‚ secularization‚ alienation and the modern state. (Pg 1511) Not only are their texts read and reread through time but also the same
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History of Sociology Professor Denis Kim November 1‚ 2012 Karl Marx and Max Weber on Religion: Which one came first‚ the Chicken or the Egg? A strong discrepancy in interpretation of religions exists between the two great thinkers‚ Marx and Weber‚ in that Marx saw religions as “the opiate of the masses” (Marx‚ 1843:42) meaning that religions justify believers’ bitter lives and make them passive whereas Weber saw religions as having power to bring about not just social but economic changes
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What is your assessment of Andrea Jung’s performance as chief strategist at Avon products? What has done well? What grade would you give her for her work as CEO? My assessment of Andrea Jung’s performance as chief strategists at Avon products is that she has done excellent job. Her first task was to hit the streets of her neighborhood‚ ringing doorbells‚ to better understand the desires of customers and needs of sales agents. She pushed for the addition of attractive new products to Avon and
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