SOCI 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: George Herbert Mead, Total Institution, Symbolic Interactionism
18 Apr 2016
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Arguably the most influential sociologist of all time. Looking at modernity in a much broader fashion than either marx or durkheim o. Changing of the economic systems, religious, political etc. Saw modernity as arising because of the economy, politics, religion, education. States: played major role in rise of modernity. Ideal and material: weber saw modernity as arising because of both ideal and material. Although he is commonly recognized for his attention to ideal. Rationalization - idea of modernity being linked to rationalization. Weber: modernity as multifaceted picture etc. forces o o o o o. Rationalization: influence of logic and efficiency on social relations instead of morality. Something in our heads, shaping how we perceive and see the world. How logic and efficiency are becoming more important and influential. Process through which world is demystified, we act based on reasoning and calculation, not superstition and belief. Explains why people act the way they did.
