__________ is a state in which humans lose control over the social world they have created.

__________ is a state in which humans lose control over the social world they have created.
 
  a. Alienation
  b. Oligarchy
  c. Professionalization
  d. Bureaucracy

Question 2

Elected representatives of the people is a characteristic of democracies.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 3

The term iron cage of irrationality is used to describe the
 
  a. informal dimension of organizations.
  b. problems of oligarchy.
  c. formal dimension of organizations.
  d. irrationalities that supposedly rational systems generate.

Question 4

Nelson Mandela's power to move South Africa and all of us is rooted in legal rational authority.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 5

The McDonaldization principle, __________, guides decisions to genetically modify strawberries so that each berry looks the same.
 
  a. efficiency
  b. calculability
  c. predictability
  d. control

Question 6

The U.S. has programs in place that both lift and keep Americans out of poverty.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 7

Antonio hears an ad on the radio claiming that it is possible to earn an MBA degree in one year by going to school one night per week and meeting with a study group for two hours each week. This is an example of what McDonaldization principle?
 
  a. efficiency
  b. calculability
  c. predictability
  d. control