Multiple choice

Consider the Weberian classification of types of action:1. Traditional action

  1. Zweckrational action
  2. Wertrational action
  3. Affective action What is the correct sequence of the above classification, of types of action?

  1. 1, 4, 3, 2

  2. 1, 3, 4, 2

  3. 2, 4, 3, 1

  4. 2, 3, 4, 1
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Explanation

Weber's four types of action in the correct sequence are: 1. Traditional action (guided by customs), 2. Affective action (driven by emotions), 3. Wertrational or value-rational action (guided by conscious belief in value), 4. Zweckrational or goal-rational action (guided by calculation of means to ends). The sequence 1, 4, 3, 2 correctly represents this ordering.

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