Which of the following best captures the sociological definition of culture as presented in this module?
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Geertz's metaphor of humans as 'animals suspended in webs of significance' implies which of the following?
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In Marx's base-superstructure model, what is the relationship between culture and the economy?
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What was Weber's central argument in *The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism*?
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According to Swidler's toolkit model, why do people in the same culture sometimes act very differently from one another?
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What does Bourdieu mean by 'symbolic capital' in *Distinction*?
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What is the key distinction Lamont and Molnár draw between symbolic boundaries and social boundaries?
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How does Norgaard's *Living in Denial* explain climate inaction in the Norwegian community she studied?
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Explain what Swidler means by 'unsettled periods' and why she argues that culture is most visible in action during such periods.
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What does the production-of-culture perspective, as developed by Peterson, claim about the relationship between industry structure and cultural diversity? Give one empirical example from the module.
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How does Alexander's 'strong program in cultural sociology' differ from a 'sociology of culture,' and what methodological principle follows from the distinction?
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Drawing on at least four of the theoretical frameworks or empirical studies discussed in this module, evaluate the claim that 'culture is not epiphenomenal.' In your answer, explain what the claim means, identify the classical debate it responds to, and assess the evidence for and against treating culture as causally significant in social life.