Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT true regarding the nature of bureaucracies?
A) Max Weber thought of them as an "iron cage."
B) They are organized in a way that breaks down hierarchies of management so that all members feel a sense of equality with one another.
C) They can be so bound up in red tape that their rules impede the purpose of the organization.
D) People who work in bureaucracies may feel alienation as a result of being treated in terms of roles, rules, and functions rather than as individuals.
E) They have come to dominate modern social life, as predicted by Max Weber.
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