Max Weber understood alienation as the__________.
A. experience of isolation and misery resulting from powerlessness in the workplace
B. depersonalization of the workplace and society due to modern society's rational focus on efficiency
C. self-estrangement resulting from lack of satisfactory relationships with significant others
D. gradual loss of economic security over time
Answer: B
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