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... MAX WEBER : THE RATIONALIZATION OF SOCIETY With a broad understanding of law , economics , reli- gion , and history , Max Weber ( 1864-1920 ) produced what many regard as the greatest individual contribu- tion to sociology . This ...
... Max Weber . This Currier and Ives lithograph from 1875 makes a statement that people should shun the stock market , race track , lotteries , and even labor strikes as ways to improve their lives in favor of climbing the " Ladder of ...
... Weber considered a bureaucracy the clearest expression of a rational world view because all its parts - offices ... Max Weber joined Karl Marx in recognizing the effi- ciency of industrial capitalism . Weber also agreed that modern ...
Contents
THE SOCIOLOGICAL | 1 |
Whats in a Name? How Social Forces Affect Personal Choices | 4 |
A Social Snapshot of Our World | 6 |
Copyright | |
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