Weber and modernism Flashcards
What did Weber think was the biggest difference between old and modern world
a difference in the way we think
What ideas did weber focus on
rationalization, bureaucracy and social stratification.
What is traditionalism
to think traditionally is to take the basic set up of the world as a given in other words traditionalism sees the world is having a basic order and that order is the way things ought to be. Modernity questions the world as it is
How did the feudal monarchy apply traditionalism
The divine right of kings. you owe them your allegiance regardless of whether they’re good or bad at their job the question of whether or not they deserve the position it never even comes up.
What Weber’s definition of rationality.
calculability, methodical behavior and reflexivity
what is calculability
If we no the inputs we know the outputs, like a bowl made by a factory
What is methodical behavior
following a procedure
What is reflexive thinking
Thinking about what you’re doing and thinking of ways to improve the prosses.
What did whether believe started modernism.
religion, specifically Protestant Reformation; when Martin Luther lead church reform, it opposed the traditional catholic worldview. how well you preformed your role became more important.
What figure was very concerned with personal responsibility and what did he believe.
the idea that your fate whether you’re saved or damned has already been set by god from the beginning of the universe and there’s nothing you can do to change it, one you knew you were chosen if you were weathly so everyone wanted to get as much wealth as possible and worked as much as possible
What did Weber ever think was one of the biggest impacts of rationalization on society.
bureaucracy
What were the 6 traits that Weber thought made bureaucracy both rational and efficient
- formal hierarchical structure,
- management by rules,
- division of labor,
- achievement-focused advancement,
- efficient organization
- Impersonality
How does the state rule in the modern day as opposed to the feudalism
In feudalism you obey the king because that’s how it had always been done, modern state rules through legal rational and charismatic legitimacy. a belief in the system itself you follow the rules because they are the rules. you follow the commands of a charismatic leader because of the extraordinary characteristics of that person
what is social stratification, and the three elements that make it up
the way that people in society are divided according to the power they hold. class, political parties(power), and status
What Webber’s biggest worry about modernity?
He was worried that the systems that rationalization built will leave behind the ideas that build them and that they’ll simply roll on forever needlessly under their own momentum
