Catch_22_And_Bureacratic_Ritualism

Catch 22 And Bureacratic Ritualism Joseph Heller’s novel, “Catch-22” has many different examples of sociological problems and behaviors. More specifically there are numerous examples of bureaucratic ritualism in “Catch-22.” Bureaucratic ritualism occurs when workers conform to rules and procedures to such a degree that they become more important than the goals. People become so focused on the rules they are supposed to follow that what the rules are supposed to accomplish or solve take a backseat to following the rules perfectly. I will focus on examples of bureaucratic ritualism in which rules are followed or implemented in such a manner that they become counter active or in conflicting position of the original intent of the rule or procedure. The first example is when Captain Black’s tent was used for educational intelligence meetings. On page 44, at the end of every meeting there would be a question and answer session. After one meeting there was a number of strange questions that had no answers. Group headquarters did not like the asking of these strange and unusual questions so they implemented a rule that only those who never asked questions could now ask questions. By implementing this rule they have now counter acted the point of the question catch-22, bureaucratic, rules, ritualism, force, organization, officers, following, bureaucracy, rule, yossarian, police, questions, goals, because, target, street, first, dsos, both, second, organizations, officer, normal, military, members, examples, example, colonel, bureaucracies, beyond, become, women, regulations, reason