weberism Flashcards
what are the 4 types of social action
traditional action
wertrational
zweckrational
affective action
zweckrational
means actions to attain a particular goal are taken
wert rational
striving for a goal which may or may not be rational but is pursued in a rational way - wanting to buy a nice car so going to uni to make more money even though there is no rational reason to have a nice car
affective action
action via emotional needs - attending a certain uni just based off of the fact your friends go there
traditional action
actionsguided by customary actions - doesn’t consider uni as everyone in their family has never gone to uni
authority
closely related to power
those whom power is exercised over must believe the power holder has the moral right/authority to exercise the power.
what are the types of authority
traditional
charismatic
legal
what is the order that states usually obtain authority
charismatic - traditional - legal
what is traditional authority
familial and religious authorities
what is charismatic authority
patriarchy and feudalism - class system
what is legal authority
government and bureaucracy
weber and bureaucracy
rationalization of human organisation
bureaucratic coordination of human action is the distinct mark of modern social structure
characteristics of bureaucracy
hierarchy of authority
impersonality
written rules of conduct
promotion based on achievement
specialised division of labour
efficiency
features of weberism
strongly influenced by Marx’s ideas but rejected the idea of communism arguing it would require even more social control
different concepts from functionalism and Marxism to create his own system
claimed there were 4 main classes upper class, white collar workers, petite bourgeoisie and the manual working class
examined the aristocracy who lacked economic wealth, yet strong political power
contrary to Marx it shoes that power does not = money
what does weberism think class is
a persons economic position based on birth and achievement
