SOC 461 - Formal Organization and Bureaucracy

3 credit(s)
This course analyzes large-scale, deliberately established organizations of all kinds from a sociological perspective (e.g., businesses, governmental agencies, universities, prisons, hospitals). Among the topics are theories of bureaucratic organization, patterns of organizational leadership, the effect of organizational structure on members and clients, interorganizational relationships, and informal organizations within bureaucracies.
Prerequisite(s): SOC 242, its equivalent, or permission of instructor.

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