The Dysfunctional Dialectics of the Prison

According to the functionalist perspective, the survival of an organization is a matter of functions performed. A dialectical framework allows us to deal with the fact that durability is not necessarily connected with functionality. Organizations may be built on retrogressive accomodations which amo...

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1. VerfasserIn: Ball, Richard A. (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 1976
In:Jahr: 1976
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