Question 1

Choose one of Weber's concepts (class, status, or party), define it and give a contemporary example.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Choose one of Weber's concepts (class, status,...

Question 2

People who share "life chances" or possibilities are labeled what by Weber?

Accepted Answer

A) class 
B) party 
C) status 
D) authority

Question 3

What concept does Weber define as "the chance of a man or of a number of men to realize their own will in a social action even against the resistance of others…"?

Accepted Answer

A) party 
B) class 
C) power 
D) status

Question 4

Weber interpreted religious beliefs as

Accepted Answer

A) an opiate for the masses 
B) a way to worship society itself 
C) a way to explain the existence of suffering 
D) a system of totems and symbols

Question 5

Religions founded in which of the following prophecies lead adherents away from workaday life by seeking salvation through extraordinary psychic states?

Accepted Answer

A) exemplary 
B) extraordinary 
C) emissary 
D) expectancy

Question 6

One of the major themes running through Weber's work is:

Accepted Answer

A) The source of crime 
B) The rationalization of society 
C) The evils of capitalism 
D) Forms of solidarity

Question 7

Discuss the calling. What was Martin Luther's role with it?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Discuss the calling. What was Martin Luther's...

Question 8

Explain Weber's definition of power and how it relates to the political community. Provide contemporary and historical examples.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain Weber's definition of power and how...

Question 9

The notion of the calling began capitalism as an economic form.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

U.S. presidents preside via rational-legal authority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which type of authority is primarily individualistic:

Accepted Answer

A) charismatic 
B) rational-legal 
C) traditional 
D) modern

Question 12

In The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, Weber quotes __________ in order to understand ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) Benjamin Franklin; the spirit of capitalism 
B) Martin Luther King Jr.; the Protestant Ethic 
C) George Washington; the spirit of capitalism 
D) Abraham Lincoln; the Protestant Ethic

Question 13

Religions based on the emissary prophecy lead adherents away from workaday life by seeking salvation through extraordinary psychic states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Explain and provide examples for the four features which ensure bureaucracy's technical superiority.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain and provide examples for the four...

Question 15

What was the significance of Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation?

Accepted Answer

A) it married capitalism to religious belief 
B) to glorify God was every individual's duty 
C) religion was placed in the hands of professional clergy 
D) religion was now based upon rational authority

Exam 4: Max Weber

Choose one of Weber's concepts (class, status, or party), define it and give a contemporary example.

People who share "life chances" or possibilities are labeled what by Weber?

What concept does Weber define as "the chance of a man or of a number of men to realize their own will in a social action even against the resistance of others…"?

Weber interpreted religious beliefs as

Religions founded in which of the following prophecies lead adherents away from workaday life by seeking salvation through extraordinary psychic states?

One of the major themes running through Weber's work is:

Discuss the calling. What was Martin Luther's role with it?

Explain Weber's definition of power and how it relates to the political community. Provide contemporary and historical examples.

The notion of the calling began capitalism as an economic form.

U.S. presidents preside via rational-legal authority.

Which type of authority is primarily individualistic:

In The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, Weber quotes in order to understand __.

Religions based on the emissary prophecy lead adherents away from workaday life by seeking salvation through extraordinary psychic states.

Explain and provide examples for the four features which ensure bureaucracy's technical superiority.

What was the significance of Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation?