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Instrumental action (also known as goal-instrumental action, zweckrational) is a social action pursued after evaluating its consequences and consideration of the various means to achieve it. They are usually planned and taken after considering costs and consequences. An example would be most economic transactions od homo-economicus.

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• Affectional action
• Forms of activity and interpersonal relations
• Instrumental rationality
• Traditional action
• Value-rational action