SOC Questions

Short Answer Questions / Answer five (5) of the seven (7) questions below 

How does Charlotte Perkins Gilman support her argument about the dependent status of women on men? What does she think may lead to the independence of women?

What does the method of Verstehen refer to when applied to Weber? How does it summarize his views about what sociologists should look for when studying social life?

How does Weber describe economic traditionalism in the Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism? 

What is the spirit of capitalism? Whose writings embody this spirit? What about them?

What is the argument Weber makes about the origin of capitalism? How does it relate to the lifestyle of the Protestant communities?

What does the term “iron cage” or “steel-hard casing” refer to in the PESC? Why does Weber use such terminology?

What are the different types of social action Weber delineates? How does he define each?