Sociology / Unit 4 Soc 0517 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Workplace as Agent
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The idea
Workplaces socialize adults into occupational norms, vocabularies, hierarchies, and standards of competence specific to the work.
In practice
A new hire learns which rules are enforced, which are formalities, and who actually decides things.
Where people slip
Most workplace socialization is informal, unwritten, and learned by watching other people work.
Your place on the trail
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