Weber Flashcards
2 approaches to study of history
Interpretive
Explanatory
Looking at history in terms of participants understanding
Interpretive/ Idiographic
Examining facts about the past to find empirical generalizations
Explanatory/ nomothetic
Action possibilities and shared meanings; motives of reasoning
Social action
4 types of Social action
Affective action
Traditional action
Instrumental-rational action
Value-Rational action
Social action based upon values and morals
Value- Rational action
Social action driven by emotion
Affective action
Social action determined or motivated by habit or time-honored beliefs and meanings
Traditional action
Social action about means-end
Instrumental-rational action
Analytical constructs that don’t exist anywhere in the real world
Ideal types
Characteristics of the spirit of capitalism
Life and actions are legitimized on the basis of strictly quantitative calculations
Sense of duty
Life is to be lived with goal in mind
Vocational calling
Type of capitalism where people maintain their lifestyles; based on how people are accustomed to living
Traditional capitalism
Type of capitalism practiced to increase wealth for its own sake; based on utilitarian social relations.
Rational capitalism
Elements of bureaucracy
Management by communication
Emotionally neutral
Job placement by accreditation
Expert knowledge
Clearly outlined responsibilities and authorities
3 types of social stratification
Class
Status group
Party
