Question

Which of the following is an example of an intellectual property? A. Home B. Scientist’s Laboratory C. Office D. Website

According to Max Weber, Protestant work ethics led to the rise of capitalism in Europe. A. True B. False

In a collectivist society, _____. A. Family units are highly valued B. Individual identity is considered separate from his or her group C. Ties between individuals are relatively loose D. Individual achievement and freedom are highly valued.

Answer 1

Intellectual property promotes invention as it is the protection of goods that have commercial value in the market.

Among the following, Option D. Website is an intellectual property as long as they are original and not a copy of any other websites. Websites are protected by copyright i.e. no one can copy any part of the website without the consent of the owner of the website.

According to Max Weber, Protestant work ethics led to the rise of capitalism in Europe. This statement is Option A. True.

In Max Weber's book "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism", he observes that there is a correlation between being a Protestant and doing business and concludes that protestant work ethic played a major role in the rise of modern capitalism.

In a collectivist society, Option A. Family units are highly valued.

Collectivist society gives more importance to the goals and the needs of a group as a whole rather than the needs of any particular individual. In the question above, Family units serve as a group of people and so, family units are highly valued in a collectivist society.