Bureaucratic Culture and Escalating World Problems

On the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of The Sociological Imagination by C. Wright Mills, the 'bureaucratic ethos' that he described continues to define our world more than ever before. In Bureaucratic Culture and Escalating World Problems eleven contributors systematically continue and develop Mills' broad vision of the scientific method. They analyse escalating bureaucratic barriers that prevent us from solving our many pressing social, environmental, and economic problems. Part I Introduction; Chapter 1 The Scientific Method, Bernard Phillips, J. David Knottnerus; Part II The Sociological Imagination and Social Problems; Chapter 2 Reclaiming the Sociological Imagination, Douglas Hartmann; Chapter 3 Putting It All Together, Debbie V S. Kasper; Chapter 4 C. Wright Mills and Education, J. I. (Hans) Bakker; Chapter 5 Structural Ritualization Theory, J. David Knottnerus; Chapter 6 Harry Braverman and the Working Class, Frank W. Elwell; Chapter 7 The Web Approach to State Strategy in Puerto Rico, Vince Montes; Chapter 8 Macho/Madonna Link?, Thomas J. Scheff; Chapter 9 Institutionalized Elder Abuse, Jason S. Ulsperger, J. David Knottnerus; Chapter 10 Discipline and Publish, Arlene Stein; Chapter 11 Public Opinion and Social Movements, Louis Kontos; Part III Conclusions; Chapter 12 Deep Dialogue and Deep Democracy, Bernard Phillips, Louis Kontos; Chapter 13 The East-West Strategy, Bernard Phillips, J. David Knottnerus;