Deck 4: E: Society

Question 1

How does Durkheim's concept of anomie differ from (1)Marx's concept of alienation and (2)Weber's concept of alienation?

Answer 1

no answer

Question 2

Drawing on the ideas of Lenski,Marx,Weber,and Durkheim,cite ways in which one might claim modern society is better than societies in the past.In what ways might any of these thinkers see modern society as getting worse?

Answer 2

no answer

Question 3

Why do some analysts describe Max Weber's approach to explaining the rise of modern society as a "debate with the ghost of Karl Marx"?

Answer 3

no answer

Question 4

What makes Quebec a "Distinct Society"?

Question 5

According to Karl Marx,what is one good thing about capitalism? At the same time,in his view,why does capitalism fail as an economic system?

Question 6

Describe Gerhard Lenski's model of sociocultural evolution,summarizing several key traits of each stage.What major technological revolutions have reshaped human societies in the past?

Question 7

About one hundred years has passed since Marx,Weber,and Durkheim were writing about modern society.Point to at least one change in Canadian society over that period of time that appears to confirm the correctness of each theorist's analysis.Can you point to a change that,in each case,seems at odds with his theory?