Protestant values such as asceticism and entrepreneurship as a result of the belief that success on Earth could lead to salvation, and a fervent individualism due to the belief that only individuals could be saved, both lead in the right conditions to the rise of capitalism. Who made this argument?
A. Claude Lévi-Strauss in his famous book The Savage Mind
B. Robert Bellah
C. Anthony F. C. Wallace in his attempt to show religion's relevance in understanding historical change
D. Sir Edward Burnett Tylor
E. Max Weber in his influential book The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
Answer: E
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A. is required of all organizations that want to become not-for-profit, according to the American Anthropological Association. B. is not very useful, because all workplaces are becoming increasingly homogeneous, compared to 20 years ago. C. is routinely performed by employees of the U.S. federal government. D. provides close observation of workers and managers in their natural setting. E. provides evidence that economic factors are fundamental to understanding differential productivity.
In many societies, instead of borrowing money from a bank, which requires formal assurances of credit worthiness, people form revolving credit associations which are based on
A) the trust of the participants, who usually are from the same neighborhood and ethnic background. B) the political prestige of the organizers. C) government rules and regulations. D) market supply and demand. E) the household mode of production.
A cenotaph is a(n):
A. hilltop fortress that was the characteristic settlement of the ruling elite of Mycenaean civilization from 1700 to 1100 B.C. B. massive fortification in western Europe built for defensive purposes during the Iron Age. C. grave that does not contain a skeleton. D. earthen mound covering a burial.
Which of these groups is frequently noted as having near equality between men and women?
a. Modern U.S. society b. The Kofyar of Nigeria c. The Iroquois of northeastern North America d. Traditional Yoruba society of Nigeria