Max Weber (Leaving Cert Politics and Society): Quizzes
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What were the years of Max Weber's life?
What were the years of Max Weber's life?
1864-1920
Which three values did Weber identify in the Protestant work ethic?
Which three values did Weber identify in the Protestant work ethic?
Hard work, discipline, frugality
What did Weber argue the Protestant work ethic unintentionally created conditions for?
What did Weber argue the Protestant work ethic unintentionally created conditions for?
Capitalist economic systems
How did Weber's view differ from Marx's on culture and economics?
How did Weber's view differ from Marx's on culture and economics?
Weber showed culture can shape economics
What is rationalisation according to Weber?
What is rationalisation according to Weber?
Replacing tradition with efficiency systems
Which is a key feature of bureaucracy in Weber's theory?
Which is a key feature of bureaucracy in Weber's theory?
Merit-based advancement
What does Weber's 'iron cage' concept describe?
What does Weber's 'iron cage' concept describe?
Rationalisation trapping people in systems
What is traditional authority based on?
What is traditional authority based on?
Customs and long-established practices
Which leaders exemplify charismatic authority according to Weber?
Which leaders exemplify charismatic authority according to Weber?
Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr.
What is legal-rational authority based on?
What is legal-rational authority based on?
Rules, laws, and established procedures
What is the ethic of conviction in Weber's political ethics?
What is the ethic of conviction in Weber's political ethics?
Acting on principles regardless of outcomes
What is the ethic of responsibility in Weber's political ethics?
What is the ethic of responsibility in Weber's political ethics?
Taking responsibility for actual outcomes