Which of the following statements about elites/preps is false?

connections are not involved in prep success

Why did Northern states develop faster than the more business oriented Southern states?

Protestant values of hard work and efficiency led to a capitalist economy

List the corresponding type of authority for the following people: Barack Obama, Taylor Swift, and Prince Harry

rational, charimatic, traditional

The Spirit of Capitalism emphasizes that...

time is money, credit is money, and social capital is vital

How may Charismatic Authorities lose power?

natural disasters, satirization, reputation declines, losing war

Which of the following statements is false regarding Stop and Frisk?

stop and frisk requires probable cause, and not reasonable suspicion alone

What would Weber say about Stop and Frisk?

stop and frisk undermines the legitimacy of the police

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1
Which of the following statements about elites/preps is false?
protesant ethics are eroding among young preps
connections are not involved in prep success
funding and consuming art maintains cultural capital
preps and elites are a highly insular community
2
Why did Northern states develop faster than the more business oriented Southern states?
Protestant values of hard work and efficiency led to a capitalist economy
The wealthy elite are concentrated in North Eastern states
Southern land owners were hedonistic and often squandered their money
Northern states had a head start, were more populated, and established
3
List the corresponding type of authority for the following people: Barack Obama, Taylor Swift, and Prince Harry
rational, charimatic, traditional
traditional, rational, charismatic
traditional, charismatic, rational
charismatic, traditional, rational
4
Which of these people has the highest chance of entering a high corporate or governmental position?
A progressive prep
An Ivy student
A prep who dropped out of college to be a tiktoker
A prep who attends an Ivy
5
The Spirit of Capitalism emphasizes that...
time is money, credit is money, and social capital is vital
money is a social construct and so is time and so is credit
6
How may Charismatic Authorities lose power?
change in norms, loss of faith in beliefs and customs
loss of faith in laws, emergence of anarchy
natural disasters, satirization, reputation declines, losing war
they don't. they live forever.
7
Which of the following statements is false regarding Stop and Frisk?
stop and frisk targets primarily black and hispanic communities
stop and frisk was aimed as an aggressive tactic for controlling crime
stop and frisk requires probable cause, and not reasonable suspicion alone
people care more about how they are treated than being stopped and frisked
8
According to Weber, whose words expressly capture the Spirit of Capitalism?
Irving Goffman
Karl Marx
Benjamin Franklin
Antonio Gramsci
9
According to Weber, what kind of authority is characterized by hierarchy, bureacracy, and competence?
Rational Authority
Traditional Authority
Charismatic Authority
Administrative Authority
10
What would Weber say about Stop and Frisk?
stop and frisk is an extension of primitive accumulation
stop and frisk undermines the legitimacy of the police
stop and frisk profanes the self
stop and frisk is an example of class antagonism

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