What are the characteristics of a bureaucracy as identified by Max Weber?

What will be an ideal response?


Weber's bureaucracy has separate levels (hierarchy), a division of labor, written rules, written communication and records, and impersonality and replaceability of positions.

Sociology

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The most widely abused narcotic is

a. morphine. b. heroin. c. nicotine. d. codeine.

Sociology

_________ refers to the questionnaire to be used in a survey

a. Survey instrument b. Survey sample c. Informed consent d. Variable

Sociology

Imagine you want to study the U.S. military from a functionalist, symbolic interactionist, and conflict perspective. What research questions will you ask about the military from each perspective, and why is that perspective appropriate for the question posed?

What will be an ideal response?

Sociology