SOC 401 - Sociology of Organization

Institution:

Catholic University of America

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Description:

This course introduces the student to a sociological approach to studying organizations. Organization studies include business firms, governmaent agencies, health providers, trade unions, political parties, religious bodies, and voluntary associations. Organizations are social structures invented to accomplish complex tasks in modern society. They are designed, goal-oriented systems with structures and routines but also are engaged in dynamic processes of organizing and re-organizing. Structure and process of organizing will be analyzed in the context of cultural-institutional environment of a society.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.cua.edu

Phone Number:

(202) 319-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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