Discuss the concepts of gemeinschaft and gesellschaft according to Ferdinand Töennies and give an example of each.
What will be an ideal response?
but should include a description of gemeinschaft society as a traditional society characterized by face-to-face relations, being rather small, and based on intimate interaction. A really small mountain town or a native North American tribe might be examples. By contrast, a gesellschaft society is characterized by social relations that are impersonal, distant, and limited. They can be small or large. An example could be a city such as Los Angeles, or it could be a workplace where people work mostly independent of one another and then go home to their “real lives” where they have intimate relationships. These are ideal types.
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A. opportunity B. result C. possession D. power
Nomothetic explanations are more easily achieved through quantification
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In Venezuela, President Hugo Chavez is proposing an economic system in which the government controls the economic system, ensuring that all people share in the profits generated by their own labor. President Chavez is proposing:
a. Socialism b. Capitalism c. Mechanical Solidarity d. Organic Solidarity
Janet is unemployed. Due to a disability, she finds it difficult to maintain employment despite a desire to work. She is, therefore, unable to maintain a consistent relationship with the formal economy. What is Janet's class status?
A. middle class B. working class C. lower class D. underclass