The Shakers Had to Transform Abstract Concepts and Principles into Concrete

question 18

Multiple Choice

The Shakers had to transform abstract concepts and principles into concrete ethical codes of conduct so that common members knew how to conduct their everyday lives.In so doing, the rules became inflexible and absolute, and some members began to think the rules themselves were the essence of the religion.This is an example of the

• A)dilemma of mixed motivation.
• B)symbolic dilemma.
• C)dilemma of administrative order.
• D)dilemma of delimitation.
• E)dilemma of power.

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