D. Verstehen and Empathy

Interpretivist sociologists argue that if we want to explain ___ ___, we have to first understand them in the way that the ___ do.

Interpretivist sociologists argue that if we want to explain social actions, we have to first understand them in the way that the participants do.

Weber used ‘___’ to refer to an ___ ___ sociologists must develop.

Weber used ‘verstehen’ to refer to an empathetic understanding sociologists must develop.

Weber argued we must learn to see the world from the participant’s ___.

Weber argued we must learn to see the world from the participant’s standpoint.

Weber believes that the job of the sociologist is therefore to uncover the shared ___ and ___ that make up society.

Weber believes that the job of the sociologist is therefore to uncover the shared interactions and interpretations that make up society.