Is our society’s increasing level of affluence good? Use the following theories to answer this question… Functionalism, Marxism, Feminist theory and Symbolic Interactionism.
After a mayoral election in a small town, nearly half the population readily accepts the leadership of the person for whom they did not vote. This is an example of what type of authority?
The U.S. has been affected by both Weber's idea of the Protestant Ethic and Veblen's idea of Conspicuous Consumption.
Discuss how these concepts relate to the success of capitalism.
Give examples of how each still operates in the U.S. today.
Veblen argues that Conspicuous Consumption is replacing the Protestant Ethic. What effects do you think this change in values is having/will have on U.S. capitalism?
Sociologists argue that people tend to give social meaning to biological characteristics.
What is your view? Do you agree or disagree that in Caribbean societies, biological characteristics influence people's use of race and gender stereotypes?