Max Weber (Leaving Cert Politics and Society): Flashcards
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Max Weber's lifespan (birth & death years)
Max Weber's lifespan (birth & death years)
1864-1920
Max Weber's nationality & main disciplines
Max Weber's nationality & main disciplines
German sociologist, philosopher, political economist
3 values promoted by Protestant work ethic
3 values promoted by Protestant work ethic
Hard work, discipline, frugality
Weber's insight: what shapes economics?
Weber's insight: what shapes economics?
Culture and ideas can shape economics
Rationalisation definition (Weber)
Rationalisation definition (Weber)
Replacement of traditional values with efficiency, calculation, control
5 key features of bureaucracy (Weber)
5 key features of bureaucracy (Weber)
Hierarchy, specialisation, rules, impersonality, merit-based
Weber's 'iron cage' concept
Weber's 'iron cage' concept
Rationalisation traps individuals in impersonal systems, reducing freedom
Traditional authority based on
Traditional authority based on
Customs and long-established practices
Charismatic authority based on
Charismatic authority based on
Extraordinary personal qualities of a leader
Legal-rational authority based on
Legal-rational authority based on
Rules, laws, and established procedures
Ethic of conviction definition
Ethic of conviction definition
Acting on principles regardless of consequences
Ethic of responsibility definition
Ethic of responsibility definition
Taking responsibility for actual consequences of actions
Type of authority modern states increasingly rely on
Type of authority modern states increasingly rely on
Legal-rational authority