What emphasis did Weber place on capitalism in his book, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism?
What will be an ideal response?
Weber said capitalism represented a fundamentally different way of thinking about work and money. It resulted in people believing it was their duty to invest money, make profits, and reinvest money to make more profits, a radical departure from just working enough to meet basic needs.
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John Bargh and colleagues' study of implicit stereotyping (1996) found that subliminally priming young people with the image of an elderly person caused them to
a. answer questions more slowly in interviews. b. write more slowly on questionnaires. c. walk down the hall more slowly after the experiment. d. be more forgetful during the experiment.
A totem is:
a. the spirit of an ancient ancestor. b. an abstract representation of a god or gods. c. a special object that supposedly can be traced to the gods. d. an ordinary object that has become a sacred symbol. e. an object not understood by most of the community of believers.
In prisons, the staff subculture contributes to the development of correctional officer personalities.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
According to Mills, the __________ explains how our private lives and family relationships are affected by what is happening in society; certain categories of people are more likely to experience certain events than are others
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word.