Read the first chapter of this innovative new text here Social life is a collective process, and virtually all of social life in contemporary industrial nations is shaped by formal organizations and recognized social institutions. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; KJU. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 251 x 172 x 37. Weight in Grams: 556. . 2010. 1st Edition. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Understanding Organizations
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Publication Date: 2010
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0745644279
ISBN 13: 9780745644271
Binding: Hardcover
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Social life is a collective process, and virtually all of social life in contemporary industrial nations is shaped by formal organizations and recognized social institutions. One can no longer hope to understand a complex society without understanding its organizations, any more than one can fully understand organizational life without grasping the social processes that shape it.

Understanding Organizations takes a fresh look at the sociology of organizations, blending classic theories of industrial society with contemporary cultural studies, labor studies, social movement theory, and the role of nonprofits. In each chapter, Lune describes the major ideas and the new work that define the topic, as well as asking how these assumptions came about and how they impact us in our daily lives.

This book will be the ideal companion to courses on organizations across the social sciences, and has insights to offer all students of organized life, whether one is interested in entering the corporate world, starting an arts organization, or mobilizing for social change.

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Howard Lune is Associate Professor of Sociology and the Director of the Applied Social Research Program at Hunter College, CUNY.

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