1. Sociology 402 Principles of Sociology
Lecture on Max Weber

2. I. Biography: tormented academic
Wanted to establish sociology as profession (“calling”)
Wanted to accommodate radical and conservative theories
Wanted to establish sociology as a “value free” discipline

3. II. Sociological/Theoretical Approach
A. Perspective: Liberal (philosophically)
B. Model: Interactional model
1. indeterminate
2. contingency
3. unlike dialectical and functional

4. Interactive Models
society
individual
government
culture
economy

5. (II. Sociological/Theoretical Approach continued)
C. Level of Analysis: Organizational: macro but not institutional
D. Focus: Political
1. what motivates political action?
a. class: life chances
b. status: lifestyle
c. party: power
2. types of social action (brief excursis from E&C)
3. why do people obey authority?
a. legitimacy
b. types of legitimate authority

6. Model of Individual action and Organizational Legitimacy
Types of Social Action
Types of Legitimate Authority
traditional
traditional
affective
charismatic
value rational
legal rational
instrumental rational

7. III. Theory/Explanation of Social Change: rationalization
A. Shift from traditional to legal-rational authority
B. Charismatic leaders and social movements
C. Routinization and institutionalization

8. Model of Social Change other factors other factors return to
traditional
(established)
institution
failure
traditional
(established)
institution
social
movement
routinization
charismatic
leader
modern
legal rational
institution
other
factors

9. IV. Method: Historical-Comparative
A. Procedure
1. interpretive
2. typification
3. Generalization

10. Extent of Private Ownership
Table 1
Ideal Types of Modern Nations Distinguished by Private Ownership and Political Stability
Political
Stability
Extent of Private Ownership
Total
Partial
None
Stable
Capitalist
(U.S. and Great Britain)
Social
Democratic
(France and Finland)
Communist
(Cuba & North Korea)
Unstable
New
(Iraq and Afghanistan)
New Social Democratic
(Hungary and Poland)
(Venezuela & Nicaragua)

11. (IV. Method: Historical-Comparative--continued)
B. Value Free Sociology
C. Applications
U.S. Protestantism and Capitalism
2. Modern university as bureaucracy