weber

legitima y and authority

power, dom + obedience as social action

power

ability to get others to do what u want thru violence or investment of power in authority that is seen to be legit (subjects accept it is legitimate authority

Traditional authority

type of LA, sanctity of traditions, ethical common sense, personal loyalty, provision of everyday routine (household), patriarch + right to a title, gifts - confer of grace, subjects + their loyalty and obedience

legal rational authority

type of LA, belief in legality of rules, rules are consistent abstract and intentionally established, impersonal, perm bureaucratic structure, trained experts, lim jurisdiction, office hierarchy, separation of office and household, no right to a job, salaries and contracts, conformity based on obedience of the impersonal order

charismatic authority

devotion 2 exceptional sanctity, character, mission, personal devotion, otherworldly, beyond routine, holder of a special gift, right of those who are gifted,donations, followers and their duty to obey

types of social action

trad, affectual, instrumentally rational and value rational

sociology

science that attempts the interpretive understanding of social action in order thereby to arrive at a causal exp of its cause and affects

action

all human behavior when and in so far as the acting individual attaches a subjective meaning. avert or inward, active or passive (action or inaction)

social action

action that takes account of the behavior of others

actual extisting meaning

individual or group, persons personal beliefs or familys relig beliefs

theoretical pure type

ideal type, attributed to hypothetical individuals. beliefs of early christians

rational or direct understanding

understanding the meaning, logical or mathematical

empathetic understanding

understanding the meaning, aka interpretive/ explanatory

traditional

social action that is undertaken habitually, the way its always done

affectual

social action undertaken out of affection

value rational

social action guided by ethical goals

instrumentally rational

social action guided by choice of best means to an end

rationalization

instrumental rationality takes over various spheres of life, other soc actions are diminished

the spirit of capitalism

greed vs pursuit of renewed profits by means of continuous, rational, capitalisitic enterprise

capitalistic econ action 1

rests on expectation of profit by utilization of opportunities 4 exchange that is on (formally) peaceful chances of profit. exchange vs force, rational action vs impulse and gree, double-entry book keeping

capitalist econ action 2

rational capitalistic organization of (formally) free labour. specialization, professionalization, division of labour

capitalist econ action 3

attuned 2 a regular market for separation of business from the household. precondition: rational capitalistic organization of free labour. working in a vocation/occupation

the protestant reformation

letters of protest by 6 german princes, martin luther’s 95 theses

protestant ethic of puritanism

the relig rationalization and disenchantment of the world. this-worldly asceticism

disenchantment

the baptism movement. church as a community of believers/the reborn, continuance of revelation, devaluation of sacraments. relig rationalization of the world (less magical) silence, patience, avoidance of sins/irrational impulse lead to revelation and salvation. resulted in intense interest of econ occupation, avoidance of public political life, antagonism 2 aristocratic way of life, honest conscientious econ activity

calvinism and the worldly asceticism

denounces wealth, idleness, and temptation. saints everlasting rest is in the other world, this world is for hard work. the glory of god leading to certainty of election

work in catholicism

work as a necessity only for self preservation, not everyones duty, contemplation is more important

work in protestantism

calling/beruf. active performance of gods will in a calling. labour as an asset in technique and as the end of life. predestined divine assignment of duties, division of labour. rational systematic and methodical pursuit of a calling

salvation

reserved for an elect few. no one knows if their soul will be saved, need for reassurance

signs of salvation

active contribution 2 ur comm thru work and business success

calling

useful and profitable. pursuit of lawful personal profit (pursuit of gods will). if god shows u a way in which u can lawfully get more than in another way refusal to ur calling u may labour 2 be rich for god tho not 4 flesh + sin

time

infinitely valuable, money

wealth as a duty

we must exhort christians 2 gain and save all they can to grow rich. the idea faithful man: sober, mid class, self made

the spirit of capitalism

utilitarian pursuit of legal profit. skilled, hardworking, workmen. justification 4 econ inequality, labour as a calling in a lim narrow specialization

the marketplace of vanity

money 4 sake of money + work 4 sake of work

iron cage

cage for external good. specialists without spirit and sensualists without heart

science as a vocation

between facts and values in a godless world. weber asks how should we live, work and pursue sci in a world without god

scientific rationalization

has become dom recently. how vs why, fact vs value, fact vs meaning, scientist vs prophet. sometimes smth is true cuz its not beautiful or sacred or good but is still true

the fate of our time

char by rationalization + disenchantment. 2 remain honest 2 themselves, academics can either: give up on sci + go back 2 safety of relig or give up on ult truths and pursue lim facts

class

econ and political power. importance of parliamentary democracy + universal suffrage as practical way 2 unite germany. includes # of ppl why have similar life chances as rep by their similar econ interest in a market (can include opportunities for ownership or income)

status

social power. defined by a specific negative or positive estimation of honor in the eyes of others. social by nature and exists in our social interactions. more likely basis for group formation + comm. can overlap or diverge from class situation

webers classes

more diverse than marxs, don’t necessarily form groups that act together, doesn’t think class conflict is inevitable

parties

live in a hourse of power. organization created deliberately with a goal in mind they plan 2 achieve. aim 2 influence social action. in sphere of power

bureaucracy

the pure type, the larger trend of rationalization, instrumentally rational action, the army as the model

efficiency

bureaucracy creates this thru use of filing sys, adherence to pre-written rules, top down hierarchical structure, clearly defined jurisdiction (the bureau), training, routinization, impersonality, objectivity

char of bureacracy

limited jurisdiction governed by rules regarding what how and who. office hierarchy + graded authority, written docs + recordkeeping, separation of office from house, specialized management by experts. full time, lifelong career vocation. management based on gen, learnable, stable + exhaustive rules. office holding as a routinized impersonal vocation. appointed by superiors. paid fix salary, career oreinted

an office

like a cog in an ever moving machine moving with it in a routine way. makes bureaucracy an efficient instrument 4 power cuz its perm, organized, and hard to destory

social consequences of bureaucracy

hierarchy vs equality, democracy vs bureaucracy. can be used 4 good or evil. creates secrecy as a habit. too much knowledge concentrated in bureaucratic hands

double consciousness

the color line, awareness of difference - a veil. wanting to stand out and excel. ult feeling of exclusion. twoness, two un-reconciled strivings

second sight

seeing urself from others pov

preserving both sides

requirement for merging the 2 sides of double consciousness