{"product_id":"understanding-organizations-9780745644288","title":"Understanding Organizations","description":"\u003cp\u003eSocial 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Organizations\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHoward Lune\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Sociology and the Director of the Applied Social Research Program at Hunter College, CUNY.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50912523911442,"sku":"9780745644288","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_311bde11-0e34-4dc8-b55d-7db215d6da43.jpg?v=1738773169","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/understanding-organizations-9780745644288","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}