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- Labor and Monopoly Capital by Harry Braverman
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Sociological Theory – Some Ideas
Georg Simmel on Interaction. “The triad as such seems to me to result in three kinds of typical group formations. All of them are impossible if there are only two elements…. in the most significant of all dyads, monogamous marriage, … Continue reading
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Social Facts and the Role of Roles
Social Science is grounded in what Durkheim pointed out in his methodology as Social Facts. (One wonders if he read Hard Times by Charles Dickens (1854) and related with Josiah Bounderby and his “Stick to the Facts” attitude.) One concept … Continue reading
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Tagged bureaucracy, church growth models, Emile Durkheim, Gary McIntosh, groups, leadership, Max Weber, organization, roles, social facts, status
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Culture and Values: The Beginning
One of the largest catch-all terms used in sociology is “culture.” Usually it is defined along the lines of a set of values, beliefs, behavioral expectations or artifacts to which a people group adheres. It is recognized that there are … Continue reading
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