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Unit-3 Public Administration And Other Social Sciences

In this unit, we shall examine the place of Public Administration among Social Sciences and its relations with other Social Sciences.

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Written on Jun 26, 2019 5:30:07 PM

  • Administration operates in the context of the society of which it is a part.
  • Hence, just as the society is concerned with goals, values, belief systems, so also should be the administration.
  • Thus we notice a two way relationship; administration exists in a social setting and the pattern of administration theoretically is determined by society.
  • Through administrative leadership the society may be influenced. Sociology is concerned with the human behaviour in a group, the various types of groups and the ways in which they influence human instincts and activity.
  • Administration is a cooperative endeavour in which, a large number of people are engaged in achieving certain objectives.
  • The administrators themselves form a distinct group known as bureaucracy which, while maintaining its identity frequently interacts with its social environment. 
  • If the organisation is big enough there will be small groups and even sub-groups within it.
  • These small groups and sub-groups have their own loyalties, sympathies, antipathies; ethics, outlook which would influence the administrative apparatus.
  • Sociology offers to Public Administration information about groups, their behaviour, and the way they affect social life.
  • It is, therefore, not surprising that writers regarded as eminent in Public Administration primarily belong to Sociology.
  • Max Weber's essay on bureaucracy has influenced many other writers in Public Administration.
  • Some of the recent works in Sociology on status, class, power, occupation, family, etc., provide useful information and a theoretical base for the Sociology of Public Administration.