SOCB43H3 Lecture 1: SOCB43 ALL lecture notes.docx
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A theory of action: tells you what types of actions they are, if you know that, tells you what to look for any concrete case of people doing things, theory of the things that people can do, what are the diff meanings that can motivate action, what he does is to distinguish 4 major types of action, distinguishing those, they are not the only 4, but weber says not lets get hung up on that, put these out there to understand people in a more powerful way, the four types of actions to weber. Purposive rationality: goal oriented/ teleological, way of understanding why people are doing, beating someone up to get their lunch up is purposive rationality, its just about achieving the goal, this type of action is rationale with the tools you have available with the goals you want in the most efficient way, do it without emotion, what matters to you is the outcome.
