Active Strategies and Actions That Might Be Considered Clever Manipulation

question 44

Multiple Choice

Active strategies and actions that might be considered clever manipulation of an existing social structure in order to access social and material resources on behalf of oneself or one's family is considered to be _______ .

• A) inventive pragmatism
• B) inventive functionalism
• C) normative pragmatism
• D) normative resistance

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Definitions:

Brokers

Independent firms or individuals whose principal function is to bring buyers and sellers together to make sales.

Independent Firms

Businesses that operate on their own, without affiliations to larger corporate structures or networks.

Buyers and Sellers

Parties involved in the exchange of goods and services, where buyers provide compensation and sellers provide the goods or services.

Manufacturers' Agents

Independent sales agents who work on behalf of manufacturers to sell their products to wholesalers and retailers.