Introduction to Sociology
Third Edition
Study Questions
- How often during the week do you experience “red tape?” Where do you expect to experience it? Why?
- Have you ever dealt with a teacher who has a “bureaucratic personality?” How did it impact your learning in the classroom?
- What do you think of the position of WikiLeaks that revealing the secrets of nation-states strengthens democracy?
- Do you think eBayization is replacing McDonaldization? Why or why not?
- What does Beck mean when he asserts we have moved from an industrial society to a “risk society?”
- Explain the five types of landscapes discussed in the text. Give examples.
- Explain how most of the major religions in the world began as charismatic authority, then became combinations of traditional and rational-legal authority.
- Which type of Toennies’ societies would you prefer to live in: gemeinschaft or gesellschaft? Why? Give specific examples.