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Which of the following is NOT one of Max Weber's four types of rationality? |
| | A) | formal rationality |
| | B) | substantive rationality |
| | C) | subjective rationality |
| | D) | practical rationality |
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Which of the following is NOT one of Weber's three types of authority? |
| | A) | traditional |
| | B) | charismatic |
| | C) | rational-legal |
| | D) | matriarchal |
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According to Karl Marx, which of the following are the two classes under capitalism? |
| | A) | the proletariat and the bureaucracy |
| | B) | the proletariat and the capitalists |
| | C) | the lords and the serfs |
| | D) | business and industry |
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Which of the following is an example of the means of production? |
| | A) | exploitation |
| | B) | conspicuous consumption |
| | C) | religion |
| | D) | machinery |
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Dynamic density refers to which one of the following phenomena? |
| | A) | the number of people and their frequency of interaction |
| | B) | ideas shared by the members of a collectivity |
| | C) | changes in the density of a substance |
| | D) | the decline in subjective culture |
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The routinization of charisma refers to which of the following? |
| | A) | transferring the charismatic qualities of a leader to a disciple or organization |
| | B) | the class consciousness of the proletariat |
| | C) | the modern industrial system |
| | D) | specialization in the division of labor |
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Objective culture consists of: |
| | A) | scientifically valid art. |
| | B) | art viewed without bias. |
| | C) | the objects that people produce, which become part of a culture. |
| | D) | the capacity of the individual to absorb subjective culture. |
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According to Weber, which of the following is a barrier to rationalization and capitalism in Hinduism? |
| | A) | the belief that innovation does not lead to a higher caste in the next life |
| | B) | laziness |
| | C) | lack of a feudal social structure |
| | D) | corruption |
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According to Thorstein Veblen, the leisure class encourages: |
| | A) | productivity. |
| | B) | waste. |
| | C) | organic solidarity. |
| | D) | the revolutionary overthrow of capitalism. |
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Emile Durkheim argued that social facts are: |
| | A) | internal and persuasive. |
| | B) | anomic. |
| | C) | external and coercive. |
| | D) | eternal and sacred. |
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According to Durkheim, restitutive law is characterized by: |
| | A) | severe punishment. |
| | B) | arcane rituals. |
| | C) | traditional authority. |
| | D) | repayment to those harmed by the offense. |
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Max Weber is best known for his: |
| | A) | dueling scar. |
| | B) | grand theory of the increasing rationalization of the West. |
| | C) | grand theory of the tragedy of culture. |
| | D) | theory of the leisure class. |
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Karl Marx argued that the proletariat must engage in: |
| | A) | religious ritual in order to revive the collective conscience. |
| | B) | praxis, or concrete action, in order to overthrow capitalism. |
| | C) | anomie in order to create an organic society. |
| | D) | conspicuous consumption in order to fit in with the leisure class. |
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Under capitalism, who owns the means of production? |
| | A) | the proletariat |
| | B) | the Protestants |
| | C) | the government |
| | D) | the capitalists |
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According to Weber, the Protestant ethic contributed to: |
| | A) | the demise of capitalism. |
| | B) | the rise of modern capitalism. |
| | C) | conspicuous leisure. |
| | D) | the fall of the Roman Empire. |
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Traditional authority is based on: |
| | A) | organic solidarity. |
| | B) | the domination of industry by business. |
| | C) | the domination of business by industry. |
| | D) | the belief in the sanctity of age-old rules and powers. |
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In Marx's grand theory, which of the following is a prerequisite to revolution? |
| | A) | rationalization |
| | B) | class consciousness |
| | C) | collective conscience |
| | D) | anomie |
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In mechanical solidarity, the members of a society: |
| | A) | perform highly specialized tasks. |
| | B) | have false consciousness. |
| | C) | perform essentially the same tasks. |
| | D) | worship different gods. |
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Modern bureaucracies are an example of _______________ rationality. |
| | A) | formal |
| | B) | tragic |
| | C) | conspicuous |
| | D) | revolutionary |
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According to Weber, the goal of the Confucian is to: |
| | A) | seize the means of production. |
| | B) | smash the state. |
| | C) | make capitalism more productive and efficient. |
| | D) | maintain the status quo. |
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Emile Durkheim was worried about the anomie produced by mechanical solidarity. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Objective culture consists of the objects that people produce - in art, science, philosophy, etc. - which become part of culture. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Karl Marx believed in the labor theory of value. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In Marx's theory, only the capitalists may gain class consciousness. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The spirit of capitalism arose from the Confucian ethic. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The means of production consist of those things that are needed for production to take place. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Marx opposed capitalism because of its conspicuous consumption. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Thorstein Veblen opposed the control of industry over business. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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According to Veblen, the captains of industry have a business orientation. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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According to Weber, charismatic authority is rooted in a belief by the followers in the sanctity, heroism, or exemplary character of a leader. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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