Stephen Kalberg

Max Weber's Sociology (eBook, PDF)

From "the Protestant Ethic Thesis" and the American Political Culture to a Sociology of Civilizations

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This volume outlines Max Weber's comparative-historical sociology of "interpretive understanding" (verstehen) in a manner that clarifies his complex mode of analysis and multi-causal focus. Presenting the central features of his methodology, it demonstrates the strengths of his research strategies through discussions of his major works and overarching concerns. Among other themes, this study addresses the origins of the American political culture, the longevity of its civic sphere, and the multiple causes behind the unique historical pathways followed by several civilizations. Indeed, through summaries of Weber's procedures and their application in his own empirical studies, Max Weber's Sociology sustains a simultaneous orientation to his "big picture" themes and his rigorous manner of analysis. It demonstrates in so doing the capacity of Weber's sociology to ground firmly both "ideal-type" theorizing and empirically oriented investigations. This volume will appeal to scholars throughout the social sciences with interests in the American civic sphere, the West's uniqueness, "the Protestant ethic thesis," the multiple ways that civilizations develop, and the diverse twists and turns of Weber's comparative-historical sociology.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 346
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040023594
• Artikelnr.: 70306168

Autorenporträt

Stephen Kalberg is Professor of Sociology Emeritus at Boston University and a Local Affiliate of the Center for European Studies at Harvard University. He is the author of Max Weber's Sociology of Civilizations: A Reconstruction, Max Weber's Comparative-Historical Sociology, The Social Thought of Max Weber, Searching for the Spirit of American Democracy: Max Weber's Analysis of a Unique Political Culture, and Max Weber's Comparative-Historical Sociology Today. He is also the editor of Max Weber: Readings and Commentary on Modernity and the translator of Weber's The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction PART I: "The Protestant Ethic Thesis," the Protestant Sects,
and the American Reception 1. "The Protestant Ethic Thesis": The Protestant
Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism 2. The Protestant Sects and the
"Breeding" of Ethical Action 3. The Protestant Ethic Revisited: Key
Terminological Distinctions and the Debate 4. American Sociology's Neglect
of The Protestant Ethic as a Theoretical Treatise: Demarcating the
Parameters of Postwar American Sociological Theory PART II: Beyond The
Protestant Ethic: The Multi-Causal Sociology of Religion 5. From The
Protestant Ethic to the Economic Ethics of the World Religions 6. "Ideas
and Interests": From The Protestant Ethic to the Later Sociology of
Religion PART III: The Origins, Uniqueness, and Pathway of the American
Political Culture 7. Tocqueville and Weber on the Sociological Origins of
Citizenship: The Political Culture of American Democracy 8. The Analysis of
the Unique American Civic Sphere 9. The Modern World as a Monolithic Iron
Cage? Utilizing Max Weber to Define the Internal Dynamics of the American
Political Culture Today PART IV: The Sociology of Civilizations 10.
Economy and Society and the Sociology of Civilizations 11. The Five Major
Civilizations Themes 12. The Nature of Work in Old and New Civilizations
13. On Racism and Its Social Contexts 14. Max Weber's Sociology of
Emotions: A Preliminary Analysis 15. Routinization Appendix I:
Civilizations East and West - An Interview 281 Appendix II: Critical
Remarks on the Translation of The Protestant Ethic by Talcott Parsons