Max Weber's Background and Theories

Max Weber's Background and Theories and application of his theories in the society

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2. I. BRIEF BIOGRAPHY Full Name: Maximilian Karl Emil Weber Birthdate: April 21, 1864 Birthplace: Erfurt, Province of Saxony, Prussia Parents: Max Weber Sr. Helene Fallenstein Weber Education: University of Heidelberg Degree: Law

3. I. BRIEF BIOGRAPHY Military Service: 1883 -1884 Legal Studies: University of Berlin Dissertations: History of medieval trading companies (1889) Roman agrarian history (1891) Occupation: Professor in Economics at University of Freiburg (1894) Spouse: Marianne Schnitger

4. I. BRIEF BIOGRAPHY Death: June 14, 1920 Place of Death: Munich, Bavaria, Germany Cause: Spanish Flu Famous Quote: “The fate of our times is characterized by rationalization and intellectualization and, above all, by the disenchantment of the world.”

5. Famous works Archiv for SozialwissenschaJt und Sozialpolitik The Protestant Ethic Economy and Society Essays in Sociology The Vocation Lectures: Science as a Vocation/Politics as a Vocation

6. III. THEORIES OF MAX WEBER PROTESTANT ETHICS AND THE SPIRIT OF CAPITALISM - Weber argued that a set of religious ideas were responsible for the emergence of capitalism in Northern Europe in the 16 th – 17 th century. - Protestantism offers a concept of the worldly “calling”, and gives worldly activities a religious character. Weber was more focused on a particular branch of Protestantism called Calvinism. - Calvinists believe in predestination, that God has already determined who is saved and damned. As Calvinism developed, a deep psychological need for clues about whether one was actually saved arose, and Calvinists looked to their success in worldly activities for those clues. Thus, they came to value profit and material success as signs of God’s favor.

7. III. THEORIES OF MAX WEBER WEBERIAN STRATIFICATION - Weber argued that power can take a variety of forms. A person’s power can be shown in the social order through their status, in the economic order through their class, and in the political order through their party. Thus, class, status, and party are each aspects of the distribution of power within a community. POWER: A person’s ability to get their way despite the resistance of others. CLASS: A person’s economic position in society. STATUS: A person’s prestige, social honor, or popularity in society.

8. III. THEORIES OF MAX WEBER BUREAUCRATIC (MANAGEMENT) THEORY - Bureaucracy is an organizational structure that is characterized by many rules, standardized processes, procedures, and requirements, number of desks, meticulous division of labor and responsibility, clear hierarchies and professional, almost impersonal interactions between employees. 6 PRINCIPLES: Task Specialization Hierarchal Authority Formal Selection Rules and Requirements Impersonal Career Orientation

9. III. THEORIES OF MAX WEBER IRON CAGE THEORY - A term coined by Max Weber for the increased rationalization inherent in social life, particularly in Western capitalist societies. - Traps individuals in systems based purely on teleological efficiency, rational calculation, and control.

10. II. COMPARING WEBER’S THEORIES TO OTHER SOCIOLOGISTS’ VIEWS MAX WEBER SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY EMILE DURKHEIM EVOLUTION OF SOCIETY VS

11. II. COMPARING WEBER’S THEORIES TO OTHER SOCIOLOGISTS’ VIEWS MAX WEBER PROTESTANT ETHICS AND CAPITALISM KARL MARX CAPITALISM VS

12. II. COMPARING WEBER’S THEORIES TO OTHER SOCIOLOGISTS’ VIEWS MAX WEBER BUREAUCRATIC THEORY JAMES THOMPSON VS

13. II. COMPARING WEBER’S THEORIES TO OTHER SOCIOLOGISTS’ VIEWS MAX WEBER STRATIFICATION KARL MARX HISTORICAL MATERIALISM VS

14. IV. APPLICATION IN THE PHILIPPINE SETTING

15. PROTESTANT ETHIC THEORY: PROTESTANTISM AND FILIPINO CULTURE VALUE A GOOD WORK ETHIC.

16. IRON CAGE THEORY: TREND WHEREIN STUDENTS CHOOSE COURSES WITH THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL BENEFITS.

17. BUREAUCRATIC THEORY: EXCESSIVE RED TAPE IN PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.

18. STRATIFICATION THEORY: UNEQUAL ACCESS TO RIGHTS, RESOURCES, AND POWER IN OUR SOCIETY.

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