What Did Max Weber Mean When He Said That Modern

question 38

Multiple Choice

What did Max Weber mean when he said that modern people are trapped in an "iron cage"?

• A) Most aspects of life are increasingly controlled by rigid rules and rationalization.
• B) More and more people live under totalitarian dictators and therefore lose their basic rights and freedoms.
• C) Increasingly, modern society has more laws and it uses them to put more people in prison.
• D) The conditions of modern life create a psychic prison that leaves most people discontent with civilization.

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Definitions:

Biological Sex

The physical and physiological characteristics, including chromosomes, hormone levels, and reproductive/sexual anatomy, that define an individual as male, female, or intersex.

Gender Roles

Societal norms dictating the behaviors, attitudes, and activities considered appropriate for individuals based on their perceived sex.

Social Roles

The expectations, behaviors, and duties assigned to individuals based on their position or status within a society or group.

Gender Schemas

Cognitive structures that dictate how individuals perceive and process gender-related information, influencing how gender roles and attributes are understood.