SOC-1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Deskilling, Oligarchy, Ideal Type
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Application of theory frameworks or perspectives to explain social behavior. Ex. how religion is impacted by economic or cultural disciplines. Multi-paradigm (perspective) discipline- sociology uses many theoretical. Each theoretical perspective has strengths and weaknesses. Using a different perspective allows you to see things you couldn"t see from. Weakness of theoretical perspective- may only provide partial explanation. Widespread acceptance of rationality and social organizations that are built. Weber- religion broke tradition largely around this idea another perspective. Rationalization- process where an increasing number of social actions become based on considerations of teleological efficiency or calculation rather than on motivations derived from morality, emotion, custom, or tradition. Manifested in western society because of capitalism. Critics state it has a dehumanizing aspect. Society arose as a critical reaction to rationalization. Durkheim- industrialization and resulting new social division of labor. Weber- emergence of distinctive way of thinking- the rational calculation that he associated with the protestant ethic.
