How does sociology differ from history? Is Weber an historical sociologist? What are the differences between a nomothetic and idiographic thinker? Would Weber agree with scientists who try to discover evolutionary laws? Describe Weber's historical methodology. What does verstehen mean? What was the goal of hermeneutics? How can verstehen be used to study culture? How can verstehen be the basis for symbolic interactionism? Define causality. Does Weber agree with Marx on causality? What is multiple causality? What is the critical thing to remember about Weber's thinking on causality? What is "adequate causality?" Define ideal type. How would you use an ideal type in doing research? What would cause it to diverge from reality? How does a social scientist construct ideal types? Are ideal types utopian versions? Discuss the different varieties of ideal types. What theoretical role do ideal types have? How should professors teach? Did Weber believe that values should be eliminated from research? Should scientists study what is currently culturally relevant? Did Weber "walk his own talk?" Was Weber a nationalist or a liberal? Define sociology and outline some of the contradictions in Weber's own thinking? How is sociology different from psychology? What are the concerns of the sociology of action? What are the four types of action? What are the different dimensions of social class? Define class, status, and party. Why could you consider Weber a liberal with a nationalist orientation? What is the difference between domination and authority? What are the bases for authority? What is the relationship between legal authority and bureaucracies? What was Weber's major fear? Does Weber offer a social-psychological analysis of the effects of bureaucracies? What are the major characteristics of the ideal-typical bureaucracy? Why was Weber distraught about the possibility of a socialist revolution? Define the ethics of responsibility and conviction. How did Weber perceive traditional forms of authority? Define the different types of traditional authority. How do traditional forms of authority impede the development of capitalism? Who is charismatic? Why is charisma a potential revolutionary force? What must happen to sustain a charismatic force? What strategies can the staff of a charismatic leader employ in order to sustain the organization? What is the "iron cage?" Identify the four types of rationality in Weber's work. Which form of rationality is most associated with capitalism? Who is the only rival to the bureaucrat? What are the six basic characteristics that make up formal rationality? Outline the development of capitalism in the West? When is a society capitalistic? Within the economy what developments had to be in place for capitalism to develop? What outside the economy was needed? How did priests contribute to the increasing rationalization of society? Distinguish between the two types of prophets. What forms the heart of religion? How do some religions become increasingly more rational? What was crucial to the rationalization of Western law? What are the differences between craft and academic legal training? What are the characteristics of a formal legal system? What is the rationalization of the political system linked to? Define polity. What is the most important step in the elaboration of state functions? What are the characteristics of a city? Why did rational cities not develop in China and India? Is rap music or progressive rock becoming increasingly more rational? What was Weber's overriding concern about religion? Summarize the complicated interrelationships involved in his research on religion? How do Marx and Weber agree? Create Weber's typology of the paths of salvation. If the economic circumstances were available, why did capitalism only develop in the west? How was capitalism an unanticipated consequence of the Protestant ethic? List the general and specific reasons why Calvinism and the spirit of capitalism are associated. Did Weber have any reservations about capitalism per se? In detail, list the general and specific reasons why capitalism did not emerge in China. Describe the components of Confucianism that militated against capitalism. How did Taoism inhibit the development of capitalism? What inhibited the growth of capitalism in India?