THE RATIONALIZATION OF SOCIETY:
- RATIONALITY
- TRADITIONAL ORIENTATION
THE RATIONALIZATION OF SOCIETY: A widespread acceptance of rationality and social organizations that are built largely around this idea.
RATIONALITY: Using rules, efficiency, and practical results to determine human affairs
TRADITIONAL ORIENTATION: The idea that the past is the best guide for the present, characteristics for tribal, peasant, and feudal societies.
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CAPITALISM: An economic system characterized by private ownership of the means of production, the pursuit of profit, and market competition. (a trademark of a Rational Society).