Sociology

Max wetber: part 2 Legitimacy :  valid commands from the authority Authority :  Legitimate power Types of Authority: Rational legal: based on rules of law , rules Charismatic: charisma, grace ,miracles  e.x :  Hitler, Mahatma Gandhi Traditional Authority: based on tradition e.x  : yesterday kings and chief of tribes etc Social Action: Instrumental-Rational(Wert Rational): efficient pursuit of goals, calculating advantage and disadvantage. Value Rational:(Zweck-Rational) Guided by values  always compelled by demand or code of conduct . Traditional Action: Determined by habit or log term custom .e.x : standing for national anthem. Affective Action: display of unchecked emotions e.x : parents crying during children's wedding. The Protestent Ethics : book :the protestent ethics and spirit of capitalism  for weber :  certain protestent ethics in protestinism help in capitalisation   e.x : rationalising princip...

Max weber : part 1 Birth: 21 April 1864 Sociology is science which attempts the interpretive understanding of social action casual explanation of Social Action casual explanation of its cause and effect. Weber thinking was strongly influence by william Dilthey Also influenced by Henrich Ricke t Individual Social Action Ideal Types: pure categories of mental construct Verstehen (understanding/interpretation) is what differentiated sociology from other social sciences. sociology is different from other social science for its methodology. Rationalism: Too much rules and constraints. Disenchtment Too  many calculations in the world