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review sheet for exam 2 10/31

Introduction to Sociological Theory Review Sheet for Exam 2 The exam October 31 will cover the following readings and the lectures for these sections: Weber on Class, Stande, Conflict, and Rationalization III-13,14,15 Thorstein Veblen on the leisure class V-24 Pierre Bourdieu on the forms of capital XV-70 Max Horkheimer on Critical Theory XIII-62 Durkheim on aboriginal religion and modernity II-9,10 Weber on Calvinism and capitalism III-12 You should be able to define and discuss all of the following terms: Thorstein Veblen Conspicuous consumption Conspicuous leisure Conspicuous waste Max Weber  Class, Status, Power Rationalization Means-ends reasoning purely technical superiority Charismatic authority Traditional authority Rational-legal authority Problem of succession Technocracy Meritocracy Career ladders Exams Technical ability Pierre Bourdieu Social Capital Cultural Capital Economic Capital Habitus Soci