Practice mode Social Control

Which term did Charles Perrow introduce for failures that are inevitable given the way human and technological systems are organised?

Correct answer B. Normal accidents

Explanation

Perrow argued that in complex, tightly coupled systems such as nuclear plants, unexpected interactions make some accidents unavoidable, so he called them normal accidents.

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