Chapter+16


 * __Division of Labor__: specialized economic activity
 * In The Mentalist, the characters are split up into different groups in order to utilize their talents. ﻿Agents Lisbon, Rigsby, Van Pelt, and Cho are in the CBI, Agent McLaughlin works in the FBI, and Patrick Jane works as a consultant in order to assist the CBI.


 * __Tradition-directedness__: rigid conformity to time-honored ways of living
 * Agent Lisbon is very traditional; she sticks to the book and often gets mad at Jane for his unconventional methods in solving cases.[[image:1postmodernism.jpg width="352" height="286" align="right"]]


 * __Postmodernity__: social patterns characteristic of postindustrial societies
 * Postmodernity can be seen in The Mentalist when investigations lead to public groups that protest and are concerned with the environment and animal rights.


 * ** Social Character: Personality patterns common to members of a particular society. **
 * ** The employees of the CBI all have the same goals and means of action in order to keep the people of Sacramento safe. **
 * ** Class Society: A capitalist society with pronounced social stratification. **
 * ** In society there are different levels of society there are criminals then in Sacramento there is the CBI then the FBI. There are different levels that everyone is very aware and somewhat familiar with. **
 * ** Other directedness: Openness to the latest trends and fashions, often expressed by imitating others. **
 * ** In one episode there was a group of gold miners, and this trend of searching for gold started by one person finding a gold nugget. Once that one person found a nugget everyone assumed there would be a ton of gold around and they all began to move to this small city in hope of wealth. **