Weber's theory of man
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- | + | The sociologist Max Weber thought of the theory of man. | |
+ | This theory would help us to understand the complexity nd variety of social action. | ||
+ | The ideal types are genetic, and refer to a historical concepts, or individual. | ||
+ | Weber | ||
+ | s terminology, limited in their scope to particular times, place and contexts, but individual types should be constructed in the basis of genetic types 'which are taken to be timeless and spaceless' Saunders, 1986 | ||
+ | Ideal types are created from empirical knowledge, and are necessary. Saunders | ||
+ | They are not descriptions, and they are always partial. Different types could be constructed for the same phenomena depending ont he reason why they are being studied. | ||
+ | Ideal types are constructed shich individuals uswe in the creation of their 'Taken-for-granted-world'. |
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The sociologist Max Weber thought of the theory of man. This theory would help us to understand the complexity nd variety of social action. The ideal types are genetic, and refer to a historical concepts, or individual. Weber s terminology, limited in their scope to particular times, place and contexts, but individual types should be constructed in the basis of genetic types 'which are taken to be timeless and spaceless' Saunders, 1986 Ideal types are created from empirical knowledge, and are necessary. Saunders They are not descriptions, and they are always partial. Different types could be constructed for the same phenomena depending ont he reason why they are being studied. Ideal types are constructed shich individuals uswe in the creation of their 'Taken-for-granted-world'.