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Which of these is a broadly Weberian idea ?

Correct answer: C. rationalization is bound to progress further in all spheres of life

  • A. the main dynamic of modern development is capitalist economics
  • B. modem societies are in transition towards a socialist model
  • C. rationalization is bound to progress further in all spheres of life
  • D. all history is the history of class struggles

Explanation

Rationalization, meaning the increasing dominance of calculation, efficiency and formal rules, is a central Weberian idea. Marx instead placed capitalist economics and class struggle at the centre of modern development.

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