Religion may be defined as:
A. routine conventions of everyday life
B. social rules that govern people'sactions toward each other.
C. shared beliefs and rituals thatare concerned with the realm of the sacred.
D. a set of moral principles, orvalues, that are used to guide and shape behavior.
Max Weber theorized that there was a relationship between Protestantism and the emergence of modern capitalism because:
A. Protestant ethics emphasize the importance of hard work and wealth creation and frugality.
B. Protestantism promotes thehierarchical domination of religious and social life.
C. Protestantism states thatspiritual growth is more important than material wealth.
D. Protestantism promotes blindloyalty to employers.
Which of the following sociologists made a connection between Protestant ethics and "the spirit of capitalism"?
A. Karl Marx
B. Max Weber
C. Amartya Sen
D. Adam Smith
Hinduism and Buddhism both stress the importance of _____.
A. the caste system
B. the afterlife
Confucian ethics
D. life on earth