Sponsored Topics. Lexington is a village in Sanilac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,104 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Lexington Township. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,104 people, 550 households, and 305 families residing in the village.
Bureaucratic Ritualism Bureaucratic ritualism signifies a preoccupation with rules and regulations to the point of thwarting an organization's goals. Bureaucratic Inertia Bureaucratic inertia refers to the tendency of bureaucratic organizations to perpetuate themselves. An example from the federal government is used to illustrate.
Updated March 02, 2017. Ritualism is a concept developed by American sociologist Robert K. Merton as a part of his structural strain theory. It refers to the common practice of going through the motions of daily life even though one does not accept the goals or values that align with those practices.