A. bureaucratic organization could become prohibitively expensive to run
B. social organization could become too efficient
C. democracy could become a sham if bureaucrats held real power
D. bureaucratic officials may be able to abuse their power
Related Mcqs:
- Which one of the following concepts did Max Weber introduce to the field of sociology ?
A. dramaturgy
B. ideal types
C. functionalism
D. macro sociology - Who is most closely associated with the view that the equal and impartial treatment of each case is a strength of bureaucracies ?
A. Michel Foucault
B. Paul Gay
C. Zygmunt Bauman
D. Robert Michels - Max Weber,s pioneering work The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is an example of_______________?
A. macro-level analysis
B. macro-level analysis
C. resurgent fundamentalism
D. the interactionist approach to religion - According to Max Weber the ideal type refers to______________?
A. the best possible outcome available
B. a perspective emphasizing the primacy of ideas
C. a model based on certain features of a phenomenon
D. the social agenda of political idealists - What did Max Weber understand by the spirit of capitalism ?
A. the exploitation of the working class
B. the desire for more material wealth
C. the continual reinvestment of profits back into businesses
D. the belief in free markets - Max Weber,s pioneering work The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is an example of______________?
A. Macro-level analysis
B. micro-level analysis
C. resurgent fundamentalism
D. the interactionist approach to religion - Max Weber,s work made use of ideal types What are they ?
A. the most commonly found type of social organization
B. conceptual or analytical models of social phenomena
C. philosophical models of an ideal human society
D. models of society based on up to date statistical evidence - The emphasis on the relationship between religion and which ONE of the following is distinctive to Weber’s study of religion ?
A. social inequality
B. social change
C. social solidarity
D. social conflict - Which of the following is NOT one of the seven characteristics of Weber,s ideal type of bureaucracy ?
A. clear-cut division of labor
B. pyramidal hierarchy of authority
C. qualifications based on “whom you know”
D. written record of decisions rules procedures and activities - Which one of the following concepts did Mix weber introduce to the field of sociology ?
A. dramaturgy
B. ideal types
C. functionalism
D. macrosociology
