What Is the Term for Using the Most Efficient Means

question 24

Multiple Choice

What is the term for using the most efficient means of achieving a given end despite any negative consequences of such means?

• A) routinization
• B) production
• C) ritualization
• D) rationalization

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Definitions:

Marx

Karl Marx, a 19th-century philosopher, economist, and revolutionary socialist known for his theories about capitalism and communism.

Consequences

The outcomes or results that naturally follow from an action or condition, affecting how situations unfold.

Sociological Imagination

The ability to see the connections between personal experiences and larger social forces, a concept introduced by C. Wright Mills.

Origins

Refers to the beginning or source of something, often used in discussions about the origins of societies, ideas, or species in historical or evolutionary contexts.