SOC139 Sociology of Organization and Bureaucracy

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 6 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Igor Nosál, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Ing. Radim Marada, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Timetable
Mon 12:00–13:30 U35
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course introduces to the sociology oforganization and bureaucracy. Main objectives are to learn the basic theories and concepts in the field and to understand complex relation between formal organizations and modern society. At the end of this course, students should understand complexity of relations between formal organizations, identity, culture and social structures and should be able to analyze certain social aspects of formal organization life. Students are expected to be comfortable using computer hardware and software, and to be comfortable doing czech and english reading independently.
Syllabus
  • 1. The importance of formal organizations and bureaucracy in the modern society 2. Organizations as Rational Systems: The early theories of formal organizations and the and classical weberian model of bureaucracy 3. Re-definition of the classical theory I: The human relations theory 4. Re-definition of the classical theory II: The analysis of bureaucratic dysfunctions 5. New approaches: M.Crozier, The bureaucratic phenomena and contingency theories 6. Total institutions and disciplinary power 7. Organizations and identity 8. Organization and society: gender, class, and politics 9. Organizational Culture 10. Work and the evolution of business organization, 11. Government, nonprofit agencies, and voluntary associations 12. Alternatives to bureaucratic organizations and future of organizations
Literature
  • The sociology of organizations : classic, contemporary, and critical readings. Edited by Michael J. Handel. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, 2003, x, 541. ISBN 0761987665. info
  • THOMPSON, Paul and David MCHUGH. Work organisations :a critical introduction. 3rd ed. Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2002, xviii, 461. ISBN 0-333-94991-9. info
  • FOUCAULT, Michel. Dohlížet a trestat :kniha o zrodu vězení. Translated by Čestmír Pelikán. Praha: Dauphin, 2000, 427 s. ISBN 80-86019-96-9. info
  • MERTON, Robert King. Studie ze sociologické teorie. Translated by Jana Ogrocká. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2000, 285 s. ISBN 80-85850-92-3. info
  • WEBER, Max. Autorita, etika a společnost : pohled sociologa do dějin. Translated by Jan J. Škoda. 1. české vyd. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1997, 294 s. ISBN 8020406115. info
  • JENKINS, Richard. Social identity. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 1996, x, 206. ISBN 0415120535. info
  • KELLER, Jan. Sociologie byrokracie a organizace. 1. vyd. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 1996, 191 s. ISBN 80-85850-15-X. info
  • GOFFMAN, Erving. Asylums :essays on the social situation of mental patients and other inmates. 1st pub. London: Penguin Books, 1991, 336 s. ISBN 0-14-013739-4. info
  • CROZIER, Michel. The bureaucratic phenomenon. 3rd impr. Chicago: University of Chicago press, 1967, x, 320. info
  • ETZIONI, Amitai. A sociological reader on complex organizations. 2nd ed. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1961, xiv, 576. info
Assessment methods
lectures and class discussion, class presentation, seminar papper, final essay, final writtten test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2009.
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