When Max Weber Speaks of the "Disenchantment of the World

question 20

Multiple Choice

When Max Weber speaks of the "disenchantment of the world," he is referring to:

• A)The ways in which traditional authority is limiting the full development of bureaucratic efficiency
• B)The "gain spirit" of Protestantism as a catalyst for the emergence of capitalism.
• C)The notion that within any economic system the ideas of the ruling class are the ruling ideas.
• D)The ways in which processes of rationalization are limiting charisma and creativity in Western bureaucratic systems.

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Social Proof

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