Which of the following is a characteristic of a bureaucracy?
A. Rules are unwritten and implied.
B. clear hierarchy of authority
C. staffed by volunteers
D. follows abstract principles
Answer: B
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minorities stranded in central city New Orleans without an adequate evacuation plan or emergency response. This social disaster highlights __________. A) the problematic dilemma of racial formation B) multiculturalism in central cities C) the social isolation of minorities in U.S. inner cities D) overt racism by those in the suburbs
Goffman discussed the __________ as a place of residence and work where a large number of like-situated individuals were cut off from the wider society for an appreciable period of time, and where together they led an enclosed, formally administered
round of life. Fill in the blanks with correct word
Which of the following inferences is NOT true about the effects of increasing division of labor?
a. It produces vertical differentiation within organizations based on power. b. Some researchers argue that the purpose of increasing division of labor is to lessen workers' skills and thus lower wages. c. With the growth of large enterprises, direct personal control is replaced by extended methods of control. d. Workers develop a greater sense of autonomy. e. Some jobs are deskilled.
Improper use of drugs or alcohol to the degree that the consequences are defined as detrimental to the user or society is known as ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).