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  2. Max Weber - Wikipedia

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    Weber made a variety of other contributions to economic sociology, political sociology, and the sociology of religion. After his death, the rise of Weberian scholarship was slowed by the Weimar Republic's political instability and the rise of Nazi Germany. In the post-war era, organised scholarship began to appear, led by Talcott Parsons. Other ...

  3. Iron cage - Wikipedia

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    In sociology, the iron cage is a concept introduced by Max Weber to describe the increased rationalization inherent in social life, particularly in Western capitalist societies. The "iron cage" thus traps individuals in systems based purely on teleological efficiency, rational calculation and control. Weber also described the bureaucratization ...

  4. Three-component theory of stratification - Wikipedia

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    The three-component theory of stratification, more widely known as Weberian stratification or the three class system, was developed by German sociologist Max Weber with class, status and party as distinct ideal types. Weber developed a multidimensional approach to social stratification that reflects the interplay among wealth, prestige and ...

  5. Life chances - Wikipedia

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    Life chances (Lebenschancen in German) is a theory in sociology which refers to the opportunities each individual has to improve their quality of life. The concept was introduced by German sociologist Max Weber in the 1920s. [1]

  6. Sociology of Community - Wikipedia

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    Sociology of Community. Sociology of Community is a book written by Maximilian Weber, a German economist and sociologist. The original edition was published in German, but various translations into English exist. The text covers Weber's views on economy, community, ethnicity and nationalism .

  7. Status group - Wikipedia

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    The German sociologist Max Weber formulated a three-component theory of stratification that defines a status group[1] (also status class and status estate) [2] as a group of people within a society who can be differentiated by non-economic qualities such as honour, prestige, ethnicity, race, and religion. [3]

  8. The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism - Wikipedia

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    The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (German: Die protestantische Ethik und der Geist des Kapitalismus) is a book written by Max Weber, a German sociologist, economist, and politician. It began as a series of essays, the original German text was composed in 1904 and '05, and was translated into English for the first time by ...

  9. Rationalization (sociology) - Wikipedia

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    In sociology, the term rationalization was coined by Max Weber, a German sociologist, jurist, and economist. [1] Rationalization (or rationalisation) is the replacement of traditions, values, and emotions as motivators for behavior in society with concepts based on rationality and reason. [2] The term rational is seen in the context of people ...