Ideally, one positive outcome of the impersonal nature of bureaucracies is to ______.

A. increase the likelihood that all people will receive the same treatment
B. increase the likelihood that those with greater economic capital will receive preferential treatment
C. increase the likelihood that those with greater social capital will receive preferential treatment
D. increase the likelihood that those with greater cultural capital will receive preferential treatment


Answer: A

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