Exam 7: Bureaucracy and Formal Organizations

Most sociologists would embrace which theorist's explanation for the development of rationality as the guiding force in modern society?

It is becoming more common for corporations to provide daycare facilities as a fringe benefit for their employees. What has evaluative research found regarding the costs and benefits of these facilities?

Although many large corporations promote diversity and engage in highly visible multicultural activities, the underlying goal of such programs remains to increase profits.

Which of the following communities would be most aligned with the rational approach to life?

Nick was a promising caseworker for an agency. After earning several lower-level promotions, he was appointed to a supervisory position. Supervisory work did not mix well with Nick's abilities and he fell into a professional rut. This is an example of the ________.

Secondary groups have been a dominant part of society since the earliest times people joined together to share a culture and territory.

What are formal organizations?

As more women have become managers, they are experiencing more power in creating policies such as medical reform laws that require lactation room for mother returning to work after maternity leave.

Which of the following is the best example of worker empowerment?

Max Weber's prediction that ________ would come to dominate social life has withstood the test of time more than any other prediction in sociology.

Corporate culture contains "hidden" values that create self-fulfilling stereotypes that can positively or negatively affect an individual's corporate career.

The early theorist who proposed that religious beliefs are the key to whether or not a society embraces capitalism was ________.

Why are organizations that are classified as oligarchies less likely to embrace change?

Most major companies sponsor "diversity training" lectures and workshops for their employees. What is the ultimate purpose of these efforts?

Based on Weber's research, which religious denomination was slow in accepting capitalism and dedicated to the acceptance of tradition?

Organizing a workplace in such a way that it develops rather than impedes human potential is known as ________.

Weber discovered that countries dominated by the Roman Catholic faith were more likely to rely on the traditional orientation to life and less likely to embrace capitalism as an economic system.

Why does your author believe that a new form of social organization will soon replace the dominance of the burearcray?

What is the Peter principle?

It is believed by some sociologists that attempts to humanize the workplace are simply ways to manipulate workers into cooperating in their own exploitation. This belief is most aligned with the ________ perspective.