Becoming bureaucrats : socialization at the front lines of government service /

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Becoming Bureaucrats investigates the identities and motivations of two sets of public servants: police officers and welfare caseworkers. The book argues that who bureaucrats become and how bureaucracies function depends strongly on patterns of self-selection and recruitment.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Oberfield, Zachary W. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2014]
Colección:American governance.
Temas:
Civil service > Training of.
Police > Attitudes.
Social workers > Attitudes.
Organizational sociology.
Policiers > Attitudes.
Travailleurs sociaux > Attitudes.
Sociologie des organisations.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > American Government > General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Chapter 1. Bureaucratic Socialization
  • Chapter 2. Dispositions and Institutions
  • Chapter 3. The Long View: How Veteran Workers See Their Worlds
  • Chapter 4. Entry: An In-Depth Account
  • Chapter 5. In the Service of Others? Motivation, Altruism, and Egoism
  • Chapter 6. Bureaucratic Identity: Rules and Loyalty
  • Chapter 7. Attitudes: Social Problems, Race, and Deservingness
  • Chapter 8. Change and Continuity at Government's Front Lines
  • Appendix A. Research Design
  • Appendix B. Recruitment and Job Requirements
  • Appendix C. Measurement and Analysis
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments.

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