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bureaucracy
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large hierarchical organization governed by formal rules and regulations and having clearly specified work tasks
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de-skiling
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subdivision of low-level jobs into small highly specific tasks requiring less skilled employees
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division of labor
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specialization of different people or groups in different tasks, characteristic of most bureaucracies
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free-rider problem
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tendency for people to refrain from contributing to the common good when a resource is available without requiring any personal cost or contribution
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hierarchy of authority
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ranking of people or tasks in a bureaucracy from those at the top, where there is a great deal of power and authority to those at the bottom, where there is very little power and authority
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McDonaldization
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process by which the characteristics and principles of the fast-food restaurant come to dominate other areas of social life
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multinational corporation
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company that has manufacturing, production, and marketing divisions for multiple countries
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social dilemma
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potential for a society's long-term ruin because of individuals' tendency to pursue their own short-term interets
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social structure
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framework of society-social institutions, organizations, groups, statuses and roles, cultural beliefs, and institutionalized norms--which adds order and predictability to our private lives
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tragedy of the commons
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situation in which people acting individually and in their own interest use up commonly available (but limited) resources, creating disaster for the entire community
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