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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SOC 352 Sociology of Organizations

3 Credit(s)
Course analyzes the dynamics and characteristics of complex organizations (i.e., public and political structures, corporations, schools, hospitals, churches) and their impact upon individuals and society. The following topics are explored: Theories and history of organizations, organizational role behavior, formal and informal structure, class, power, motivation, control, bureaucracy, organizational success, pathology, and case studies. Prerequisite: SOC 110  or permission of Department Chairperson.