mores
U.S. History
Sociology
Psychology
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Folkways and Mores
- Folkways and mores are informal norms that dictate behavior; however, the violation of mores carries heavier consequences.
- Informal norms can be divided into two distinct groups: folkways and mores.
- Mores (pronounced more-rays) are also informal rules that are not written, but, when violated, result in severe punishments and social sanction upon the individuals, such as social and religious exclusions,.
- Mores are often seen as taboos; for example, most societies hold the more that adults not engage in sexual relations with children.
- Sumner also coined the term folkway to refer to norms for more routine or casual interaction.
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Flat versus tall organizations
- More decisions are made at the middle levels of the organization.
- Internally, the organization as a whole encourages more participation between all levels of the organization.
- A tall structure is a more formal, bureaucratic organization or mechanistic system.
- When numerous levels become involved in daily operations, decision-making tends to be more impersonal.
- Since this type of structure has more levels, the division of labor is much more specialized.
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- Payback is always better than pay more.
- Likewise, the more efficient and energy-independent a nation's businesses become, the less the government has to spend on expanding or building more electrical power plants.
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Rococo Architecture
- 18th century Rococo architecture was a lighter, more graceful, yet also more elaborate version of Baroque architecture.
- Rococo architecture, as mentioned above, was a lighter, more graceful, yet also more elaborate version of Baroque architecture, which was ornate and austere.
- The styles, despite both being richly decorated, also had different themes; the Baroque, for instance, was more serious, placing an emphasis on religion, and was often characterized by Christian themes (as a matter of fact, the Baroque began in Rome as a response to the Protestant Reformation); Rococo architecture was an 18th-century, more secular, adaptation of the Baroque which was characterized by more light-hearted and jocular themes.
- Rococo architecture also brought significant changes to the building of edifices, placing an emphasis on privacy rather than the grand public majesty of Baroque architecture, as well as improving the structure of buildings in order to create a more healthy environment.
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Formulating the Hypothesis
- One of his hypotheses was that regions with strong traditions of civic engagement would have more responsive, more democratic, and more efficient governments, regardless of the institutional form that government took.
- In southern Italy, politics were traditionally patrimonial, whereas in northern Italy, politics were traditionally more open and citizens were more engaged.
- Putnam's evidence supported his hypothesis: in the north, which had a stronger tradition of civic engagement, government was indeed more responsive and more democratic.
- In southern Italy, politics were traditionally patrimonial, whereas in northern Italy, politics were traditionally more open and citizens were more engaged.
- Putnam's evidence supported his hypothesis: in the north, which had a stronger tradition of civic engaegment, government was indeed more responsive and more democratic.
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Decentralization
- Organizations that conduct research and development tend to be more decentralized given the critical role that knowledge and information has in organizational decision making.
- Decentralized organizations tend to utilize many channels of information flow, allowing for more open communication between group members.
- This model is more conducive to complex problem solving.
- In a more decentralized organization, the top executives delegate much of their decision-making authority to lower tiers of the organizational structure.
- Decentralized organizations tend to utilize many channels of information flow, allowing for more open communication between group members.
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Layers in an Organization: Tall vs Flat Organizations
- A tall organization is a more formal bureaucratic or mechanistic organizational structure and management system.
- Given the numerous levels of the organization involved in daily operations, decision making tends to take longer and be more impersonal. "" Given this type of structure has more levels, the division of labor also tends to become much more specialized.
- Organizations that follow this type of structure have wider spans of supervisory control and have more horizontal communication.
- This type of structure promotes task interdependence with less attention to formal procedures and more decisions are made at the middle levels of the organization.
- Externally, the organization as a whole becomes more adaptable to its market and can quickly react to changes.