Max Weber said the world is becoming increasingly rationalized. What are the benefits and disadvantages of rationality?
What will be an ideal response?
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Fleeing to Jonestown in Guyana
a. successfully brought the community together. b. actually further split the community. c. brought legitimacy in the eyes of outsiders. d. eventually bankrupted the Temple.
Planning based on the human relations approach focuses on
A. the dangers of collective bargaining. B. the role of people, communication, and participation among the company executives. C. the conflict perspective's critique of capitalism. D. workers' feelings, frustrations, and emotional needs for job satisfaction in bureaucracies.
Herbert Simon suggested that comprehensive planning was neither feasible nor useful and that “suboptimizing” was a more reasonable alternative. Which of the following is the best description of “suboptimizing”?
a. Identifying and analyzing all alternatives b. The development of goals and objectives that are comprehensive c. The selection of an alternative that achieves some of the desired goals d. Recognizing the ways in which the client is not optimizing their potential
Which of the following is an example of egotistic suicide?
a. Suicide among the wealthy b. Suicide bombers c. Elder suicide d. Suicide for religious reasons