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15 Cards in this Set
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achieved status
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social position that a person attains lagely through his or her own efforts
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alienation
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condition of estrangement or dissociation from the surrounding society
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ascribed status
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social position assigned to a person by society without regard for the person's unique talents or characteristics
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bureaucracy
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a componente of formal organization that uses rules and hierarchical ranking to achieve efficiency
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classical theory
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an approach to the study of formal organizations that views workers as being motivated almost entirely by economic rewards
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formal organization
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group designed for a special purpose and sturctured for maximum efficiency
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gemeinschaft
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a close-knit community often found in rural areas, in which strong personal bonds unite members
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gesellschaft
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a community often urban, that is large and impersonal with little commitment to the group or concsensus on values
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hhuman relatiions approach
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study of formal orgs that emphasizes the role of people, communication, and perticipation in a bureaucracy and tends to focus on the informal struture of the organization
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in-group
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any group or category to which peple feel they belong
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iron law of oligarcy
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principle of organizational life under which even a democratic organization will eventually develop into a bureaucracy ruled by a few individuals
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master status
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status that dominates others and thereby determines a person's general position in society
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McDonaldization
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process by which principels of the fast food restaurant are coming to dominate more and more sectors of American society as well as the rest of the world
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mechanical solidarity
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collective consciousness that emphasizes group solidarity, characteristic of societies with minimal division of labor
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out-group
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group or category to which people feel they do not belogn
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