Explain the difference between material and nonmaterial culture. Which should change faster? Use specific examples in your answer.
What will be an ideal response?
1. Define and explain material culture such as physical objects with examples.
2. Define and explain nonmaterial culture such as ideas and values with examples.
3. Analyze which one should change faster and why.
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The goal of Elton Mayo's study of Western Electric's Hawthorne plant was to:
a. bring unions into the decision-making process b. find ways to introduce technological innovations into the workplace c. reduce tensions between workers and managers d. understand the effect of informal organization on the factory's formal organization and goals
According to a study conducted by Chaney and Marsh (2009), couples first identified themselves as a couple after certain events. One of them was:
A) sharing a meal. B) exchanging funds. C) the beginning of menopause. D) the birth of grandchildren.
Which of the following statements is true of the emergence stage of a social movement?
A) ?The number of staff positions increases, members draw up bylaws, and the organization hires outsiders. B) ?The original leaders move on to better paying and more influential positions. C) ?The movement develops chapters at local, regional, national, and international levels. D) ?Leaders verbalize the feelings of the discontented, crystallize the issues, and push for action. E) ?If the discontent resonates among growing numbers of people, the movement may die.
The library building on the Norwich University campus is an example of ______.
A. a subculture B. material culture C. nonmaterial culture D. an institution