Essay on Max Weber

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Weber: The Protestant Ethic and Spirit of Capitalism Information:

• The general theme Rationalization/Bureaucratization of the western world


• The Frankfurt School


• About the **Ethic** of protestanism and **spirit** of capitalism

o   Focused on Western capitalism (human motivation that make it work)
o   Relationship between two ideologies
o   Construct a reasonable argument
§  Strip God of Protestant ethics <> end up with a capitalist
o   Understand Weber’s methodology
§  Ideal types, etc.
§  Hidden assumptions behind arguments (critical thinking)

Introductions for Writing the Weber Essay:
In this essay you are to summarize the book you have read in your own words. You may use up to 5-6 pages to accomplish (see below), since it may influence which part of the writer’s work you choose to emphasize in your review.
The remainder of the essay (5-6 pages)
In this essay on Weber’s Protestant Ethic and Spirit of Capitalism I would like you to focus on answering the following questions:

1. In the last few paragraphs of the book, what is Weber saying about the task of explaining social change? Compare and contrast his views on social change with those of Marx.


2. Discuss how Weber’s methodological ideas/concerns (eg. Ideal types, social action, verstehende) are illustrated/used in his work.