Author Question: Which of the following examples is closest to how Weber understood the relationship between beliefs ... (Read 151 times)

ARLKQ · **on:** Jul 1, 2018

Which of the following examples is closest to how Weber understood the relationship between beliefs and action?

a. Beliefs are the opium of working people, helping them cope with work.
b. Belief in an afterlife shaped the behavior of early Protestants.
c. Beliefs are less important than class relationships that position workers.
d. Only by competing to survive can workers believe in their jobs.
e. Beliefs are private, so we should look at history to explain actions.

Question 2

A is the contribution a part makes to an existing social order.

a. dysfunction
b. faade of legitimacy
c. symbol
d. function