Question.3721 - For the final paper, students must select one of the following options:(1) Select 2 theorists and compare and contrast their sociological perspectives, methods and theoretical contributions; (2) select a topic that is subject to exploration in Sociology and examine the contributions of 3 theorists on the chosen topic; OR (3) select a theoretical perspective and detail the various contributions of 3 different theorists. Each paper must:--be 1500-3000 words of substantive content, excluding the title and reference pages,--include at least SEVEN REFERENCES: a) original works of each theorist and/or peer-reviewed academic articles that critique or assess their theoretical work, and b) the assigned textbook(Peer-reviewed work is almost always academic journal articles, not online commentary such as Wikipedia. You can check the American Sociological Society website https://www.asanet.org/publications/journals/ for a list of some peer-reviewed journals, including Sociological Theory, or check out journals from other countries or regions within the US. If you have questions about these, please check with the library for guidance or post them to our Ask for Help forum.)--follow APA format. --adhere to all previous requirements for written assignments, including use of proper grammar and syntax, submitted on time, and in .doc or .docx word format. If a PowerPoint presentation is required (see the course shell), students will be required to post the presentation and must comment with substance on at least two of their papers to receive full credit for the PowerPoint portion of this assignment. Here is the list of theorists to select from. You must select from this list or other theorists covered extensively in our assigned readings (or obtain approval from the professor). You may include additional theorists beyond the main two, but the two you select from our readings must serve as the foundation of your thesis and paper.Charlotte Gilman PerkinsHarriet MartineauGeorg Simmel W. E. B. DuboisGeorge Herbert MeadeCharles Horton CooleyTalcott ParsonRobert K. MertonMax HorkheimerJurgen HabermasPatricia Hill CollinsGeorge C. HomansPeter M. BlauJames S. ColemanErving GoffmanAlfred SchutzPeter BergerHarold GarfinkelDorothy E. SmithMichael FoucaultPierre BourdieuEdward SaidJean BeaudrillardJudith ButlerImmanuel WallersteinGeorge RitzerAnthony Giddens
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customs xx personal xxxxxxxxxxxxx When x bureaucracy xxxxxxx established xxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxx it xxxxxxxx as xxxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxxx as xxxxxxxx Weber xx this xxxxxxxx Weber xxxxxxxx five xxx characteristics xxxxxxxx the xxxxx type xx bureaucracy xxxxxxxxx of xxxxxxxxx division xx labor xxxxxx rules xxx regulations xxxxxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxx orientation xx the xxxxx hand xxx conceptualization xx bureaucracy xx Weber xxx been xxxxxxxx to xx an xxxxx type xxxx serves xx a xxxxxxxxx for xxxxxxxxxxxxx the xxxxxxxxxxxxxx structures xxxx prioritize xxxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxx in xxxxxxxxxx According xx Weber xxx first xxx characteristic xxxxxxxxxx is x hierarchy xx authority xxxxx the xxxxxxxxxxxxxx structure xx bureaucracies xxx been xxxxxxxxxxxx with xxxx tier xx authority xxxxxx power xxxx the xxxx below xx Similarly xxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxxxx have xxxx methodically xxxxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxx from xxxxxx to xxxxx levels xxxxxx to xxxx chain xx command xxxxx According xx Appelrouth xxxxx the xxxxx in xxx bureaucratic xxxxxx have xxxx specialized xxx split xxxxx on xxxxxxxxxx positions xxxxx allow xxx employees xx become xxxxxxx in xxxxxxxxxx fields xx mentioned xx Max xxxxx in xxxxxxxx of xxxxx as xxx type xx bureaucracy xxxxxxx bureaucracies xxxxxxxxx under xxxxxx rules xxx regulations xxx based xx standardized xxxxxxxxxx dictating xxx tasks xxxx to xx performed xxxxx even xxxxxxxxxx rules xxxxxx that xxxx have xxx most xxxxxxxxx for xxxx enhancing xxx overall xxxxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxxxxx Weber xxxxxxxxxxxx impersonality xxx career xxxxxxxxxxx focus xx making xxxxxxxxx based xx objective xxxxxxxx as xxxx as xxxxxxxxxxx employment xxxxx on xxxxxxxxx qualifications xxx merit xxxx individuals xxxxxxxxx within xxx organization xxxxxxx a xxxxxx of xxxxxxxxxx based xx performance xxxxxxxxx to xxx Weber xxxxxxxxxxxxx minimize xxx uncertainty xx decision-making xx enforcing xxxxxxxx structures xxxxx and xxxx The xxxxxxxx of xxx Weber xxxxxxxxx bureaucracies xxxxxx variability xxx uncertainty xx standardizing xxxxx and xxxxxxxxxx which xxxxxxxxxx that xxxxxxxxx are xxxx based xx rational-legal xxxxxxxxx rather xxxx subjective xxxxxxxx Nevertheless xxxxx referred xx the xxxx rationalization xx made xxxxxxxx by xxxx concentration xx rule-bound xxxxxxxxx which xxxxxxx a xxxxxxxxxxx environment xx which xxxxxxxxxxxxxx operations xxx be xxxxxxx out xxxxxxxxxxxx Hunter xxxxxx The xxxx of xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx has xxxx to xxxxxxx overall xxxxxxxxxx is xx improve xxxxxxx efficiency xx bringing xxxxxxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxx to xxxxxxxxxxxxxx processes xxxxx did xxxxx out xxxx possible xxxxxxxxx to xxxxxxxxxxx He xxxxxx worries xxxxx the xxxx cage xx which xxxxxx could xxxx confined xx the xxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxx rules xx bureaucracy xxxx metaphor xx the xxxx cage xxxxxxxxxxxx how xxxxxxxxxxxxx prioritizing xxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx over xxxxxxxxxx autonomy xxxxx stunt xxxxxxxxxx ensnare xxxxxx in xxxxxxxxxx duties xxx erode xxxxxxxx autonomy xxxxxx Ainlay xxx process xx rationalization xxxxx an xxxxxxxxxxxx more xxxxxxxxxxx however xx could xxxx make xxxx settings xxx mechanical xxx dehumanizing xxxxxx Crozier x Critique xx Bureaucracy xxxxxxxx French xxxxxxxxxxx Michel xxxxxxx tackled xxxxxxxxxxxxxx analysis xx looking xx the xxxxxx structures xxx power xxxxxxxxxxxxx inside xxxxxxxxxxxxx His xxxxxxxx deviated xxxx conventional xxxxxxxxxxxx theories xx emphasizing xxx interdependence xxx informal xxxxx dynamics xxxxxxxxx organizational xxxxxxxx Crozier xxxxxxxxx In xxxxxxxxxx with xxxxxxx s xxxxxxxxxxxx perspective xxxxx dynamics xxx individual xxxxxx interact xx greatly xxxxxx the xxxxxxxxxxxxxx dynamics xxxxxx than xxxxxx structures xxxxx the xxxx factor xxxx determines xxxxxxxxxxxxxx results xx even xxxxxxxx four xxxxxxxx in xxx assessment xx bureaucratic xxxxxxxxxxx Crozier xxxxx his xxxxxxxx focused xx organizational xxxxxxxx power xxx dependency xxxxxxxxxxxx circular xxxxxxxx of xxxxxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxx to xxxxxx His xxxxxxxx made xx difficult xxx an xxxxxxxxxxxx to xxxxxxxx and xxxxxx to xxx problems xxxxx from xxxx as xxxxxxxxxx power xxxxxxx arise xxxxxx the xxxxxxxxxxxx since xxxxxxxx people xx groups xxxx access xx vital xxxxxxxxxxx or xxxxxxxxx power xxx dependency xxxxxxxxxxx start xx take xxxxxxxxxxx shape xxxxx dependencies xxxxx impede xxxxxx authority xxx even xxxxx inefficiency xxxxx Crozier xxxx discovered xxxxxxxxx patterns xx helplessness xx which xxxxxxxxxxx staff xxxxxxx believed xxxx had xx ability xx influence xxxxxxx Crozier xxxx employee xxxxxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxxxx have xxxx sustained xx this xxxxxxx of xxxxxxxxxxxx Finally xxxxx they xxxxx preserving xxx status xxx over xxxxxxxx novel xxxxx bureaucracies xxxxxxxxx a xxxxxxx that xxx been xxxxxxxxx to xxxxxx The xxxxxxx circle xx bureaucracy xxxxxx put xxx by xxxxxxx described xxx attempts xx eradicate xxxxxxxxx by xxxxxxxxxx rules xxx result xx the xxxxxxxxx of xxx types xx uncertainty xxx dysfunctional xxxxxxxx Strict xxxxxxxxxxx aimed xx standardizing xxxxxxxxxx for xxxxxxxx may xxxxxx in xxxx that xxxxx members xxxx advantage xx by xxxxxxxxx unofficial xxxxxxxxx producing xxxxxxxxxxxxx results xxx making xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx even xxxx difficult xxxxxxx Therefore xxxxxxxxxxxxx could xxxxxxx dysfunction xxx inefficiencies xxxxxx than xxxx logic xxx efficiency xxxxxxxxxxx AnalysisCommon xxxxxxxxxx the xxxxxxxxxxxx Max xxxxx and xxxxxx Crozier xxxxxxxxxx the xxxx for xxxxx and xxxxxxxxxxxxxx in xxxxxxxxxxxxxx structures xxxxx s xxxxx has xxxxxxxx recognition xxx its xxxxxxxx into xxx rationality xxx efficiency xx organizations xxxxxxx have xxxxxxxxx that xxx idealized xxxxx ignores xxx complexity xx human xxxxxxxx and xxx possibility xx bureaucracies xxxxx ineffective xxx to xxxxxxxxx rigidity xxxxxxx Weber x insights xxxx been xxxxxxxxx for xxxxxxxxxxxxx contemporary xxxxxxxxxxxxxx theory xxxxxxxxx to xxxxx bureaucracy xxxxxxxx predictability xxx efficiency xx emphasizing x hierarchical xxxxxxxxx uniform xxxxxxxxxxx and xxx division xx labor xxxxxxxxxx decision-making xx facilitated xx bureaucracy xxxxx offers xx organized xxxxxxx with xxxx defined xxxxx and xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Weber xx a xxxxxxx vein xxxxxxx agrees xxxx bureaucracies xxxx order xxx he xx more xxxxxxx about xxx unexpected xxxxxxx of xxxxxxxxxx systems xxxxxxxx predictability xx important xx argues xxxx overly xxxxxxxxxxxxx can xxxxxx in xxxxxxxxxxxx including xxxxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxx to xxxxxx Crozier xxxxxxxxx Views xxxxxxxxx to xxxxx the xxxx logical xxx effective xxxxxxxx to xxxxxxxxx difficult xxxx is xxxxxxx bureaucracy xx claims xxxx huge xxxxxxxxxxxxx can xxxxxxxxxx their xxxxx methodically xxx consistently xxxxxxx bureaucracies xxxx a xxxxxxx hierarchy xxx set xx rules xxxxx He xxxxxx that xxxxxxxxxxx or xxxxxxxxxxx forms xx power xxx outmoded xx modern xxxxxxxxx complexity xxx bureaucracy xx required xx manage xxx complexity xxx two xxxxxxxxx viewpoints xx striking x balance xxxxxxx worker xxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxx are xxxxxxxx different xxxxxxx model xxxxxx a xxxxxx emphasis xx efficiency xxxxxxx formal xxxxxxxxx and xxxx compliance xxxxx may xxxxxxxx personal xxxxxxx On xxx other xxxx Crozier xxxxxxxx that xxxxxx employees x certain xxxxxx of xxxxxxxx can xxxxxxxx organizational xxxxxxx by xxxxxxxxxx them xx adapt xx changing xxxxxxxxxxxxx Application xx Theories xx a xxxxxxxxxx Context xxxxxxxxx to xxxxxxxx The xx Department xx Veterans xxxxxxx VA xxx government xxxxxxxxxx organization xxxxxx a xxxxxxx in xxxxx Weber xxx Crozier x theories xxx be xxxxxxxx On xxx other xxxx Weber x bureaucratic xxxxx have xxxx embodied xx the xx which xxx a xxxxxxxxxxxx organization xxxxxxx patient xxxx protocols xxx formal xxxxxxxxxxx to xxxxxxxxx equity xxx uniformity xx service xxxxxxxxx These xxxxxxxxxx provided xxxxxxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxxxxxx both xx which xxxx been xxxxxxxxx in xxx healthcare xxxxxxxxxxxx Apart xxxx this xxx VA xxx been xxxxxxx some xx Crozier x complaints xxxxx bureaucracy xxxx based xx the xxxxxxxx of xxx Weber xxx Michel xxxxxxx strict xxxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxxx for xxxxxxxx may xxxxxx in xxxxxxxxxxxxxx including xxxxxx in xxx processing xx insurance xxxxxx or xxx making xx doctor x appointments xxxxxxxxx the xxxxxx structure xxx formal xxxxxxxxxx may xxxx employees xxxx helpless xx making xxxxxxx which xxxxx increase xxxxxxxxxxxx In xxxxx to xxxx Crozier x issues xxx uphold xxxxx s xxxxxxxxxx principles xxx VA xxxxx put xxxxxxxxxxx in xxxxx to xxxxx employee xxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxxx Lean xxxxxxxxxx techniques xxx example xxx be xxxx in xxxxxxxxxxx procedures xxx cut xxxx on xxxxxxxxx red xxxx Thus xxxxxxxxx efficiency xxxxxxx compromising xxxxx could xxxx be xxxxxxxx by xxxxxx frontline xxxxx members xxx authority xx make xxxxx protocol xxxxxxx and xx encouraging xxxx to xxxxx input xx procedural xxxxxxxxxxxx Crozier xxxxx ConclusionIt xxx be xxxxxxxxx that xxx opposing xxxxxxxxxxxxx perspectives xx bureaucracy xxxxxxx by xxx Weber xxx Michel xxxxxxx have xxxx insightful xxx comprehending xxxxxxxxxxxxxx systems xxxxxxxxx to xxxxx bureaucracy xx the xxxx kind xx rational xxxxxxxxxxxx since xx uses xxxxxx rules xxx a xxxxxxxxxxxx hierarchy xxxxxxxxxx control xxxxxxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxx Particularly xxxx analysis xxxxxxxxxx that xxxxxxx societies xxxxxxx bureaucratic xxxxx to xxxxxxxxxx large-scale xxxxxxxxxxxxxx goals xx the xxxxx hand xxxxxxx criticizes xxx unintended xxxxxxxxxxxx of xxxxxxxxxxxx rigidity xxxxxxxxxxx how xx overabundance xx formalization xxx rule-following xxxxx result xx organizational xxxxx struggles xxxxxxxxxx to xxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxxxx Thus xx has xxxx evaluated xxxx both xxxxxxxxx provided xxxxx approaches xx bureaucracies xxxx have xxxx applied xx the xxxxxxxxxxx context xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx M xxxxxxx and xxxxxxx An xxxxxxx of xxxxxxxxxxxx sociology xxx University xx California xxxxx Appelrouth x Edles x D xxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxxxx sociological xxxxxx Text xxx readings xxxx Publications xxxxxx J x Ainlay x C xxx Making 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