Anthropologist Clifford Geertz thought of culture as a __________

a. system of collective meaning
b. collection of material objects
c. series of mysterious rituals
d. series of coded messages


a

Sociology

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(a) courtship filtering process. (b) lack of responsibility of today's youth. (c) "me generation." (d) "throw away" society.

Sociology

A short prison stay designed to impress upon the youth the consequences of further delinquency is called __________

a. shock probation b. shock parole c. shock restitution d. shock restoration

Sociology

What is Weber's term for the consequences of one's relationship to economic institutions, or the likelihood that one may secure the "good things in life," such as housing, education, health, and food?

a. relationship to means of production b. conspicuous location c. life chances d. equal opportunity e. stratification

Sociology