Which of the following terms did Weber use to refer to wealthy individuals who live off their investments and do not have to work?Group of answer choicesRentiersThe proletariatEntrepreneursThe bourgeoisie

Max Weber believed that modern industrialized societies were characterized by which of the following institutions?Group of answer choiceschurchescentral governmentsbureaucraciesprisons

How is Max Weber’s idea of social class different from Karl Marx’s?Group of answer choicesWeber did not believe owning the means of production mattered in any way.Weber believed class status was inherited and that it was an extension of the old feudal system.Weber believed wealth was the only factor that mattered, regardless of how that wealth was acquired.Weber believed that wealth, power, and prestige all affected a person’s social class.

A capitalist is a passive risk bearer.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

According to Karl Marx, the defining trait of the bourgeoisie is __________.A.more schoolingB.ownership of productive propertyC.greater numbersD.powerlessness

A person’s ‘wealth’isGroup of answer choicessomething owned by them.something they owe to someone else.the difference between their assets and liabilities.the same as all their income earned.