Max Weber saw the Industrial Revolution as one expression of what larger historical process?
a. the rationalization of society
b. increasing workplace alienation
c. increasing social inequality
d. globalization
(Answer: a)
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a. the development of prejudices b. the learning of one's own culture c. the effect of genetics on what is learned d. the effect of phenotypes on what is learned e. none of the above
Acquaintance or date rape occurs most frequently
(a) in the workplace. (b) in high school. (c) on college campuses. (d) in the female's apartment.
What did Herbert Marcuse have to say about science?
a. Science is the key to modern affluence. b. Science is not new to modern societies; it has existed for centuries. c. Science causes as many problems as it solves. d. Science is only one dimension of "rationality."
There are several types of capitalism, but the most dynamic form that began in Europe after 1500:
a. was borrowed from China b. taxed those who lived off the work of others and gave the revenue to those who needed it the most c. was based on a belief in a God who rewarded wealth and material abundance d. sought to rationally organize economic activities as a way to create profit