Chapter 25 Flashcards
culture
referring to the web of meanings and understandings generated by identifiable groups of people abou themselves
protestant ethic
value attached to hard work, thrift, and efficiency
double movement
as capitalism extends its influence
over society, a popular backlash, or resistance, is produced to roll back this
influence and insulate human relations from the market
cultural relativism
there is no universal standard to measure cultures by, they need to be understood relative to their cultural context
turn toward culture/culture down
alternative path to development with the aim of finding “ways of increasing well-being without indiscriminately destroying valued ways of living and knowing”