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Max Weber
1) Biography:
Max Weber was not only a highly esteemed intellectual, but also a great influence in the formation of sociological theories. Born into an affluent family in Berlin, Weber was constantly subjected to political and philosophical beliefs. Even as a young child, Weber had defiant views of society and “scorned the unrealistic claims of left and right, but found himself increasingly uncomfortable with the center” (Collins+Makowsky 1998:118). Weber followed in his father’s footsteps as a young adult. ... Weber’s academic knowledge quickly increased significantly. However, due to historical events that were taking place in Germany in the nineteenth century, Weber was mainly interested in the ideas of German philosophy and world history. His wisdom in world history was very extensive and even “Theodor Mommsen, the most eminent historian of his day, rose and said that he knew of no man better qualified to succeed him ‘than the highly esteemed Max Weber’” (Collins+Makowsky 1998:118).
Weber was associated with a full circle of intellectual philosophers and historians including: Karl Jaspers, Robert Michels, Ferdinand Toennies, and Georg Simmel. While visiting his family, Weber discovered that his father and mother were involved in massive arguments among each other. He told his “harsh, self-righteous” father that he would never speak to him again, if he did not resolve the conflicts with Max’s mother. ... Learning this, Weber found it extremely difficult to teach. ... Max Weber’s life ended in 1920.
2) Social / Historical Location:
A) Events:
There were no significant events found in the text to have influenced Max Weber’s theories. ...
• B) People
1) Ferdinand Toennies
Many intellects were invited over to Weber’s house in Heidelberg. ... When Max Weber speaks about Patrimonialism and Bureaucracy, some of his ideas were influenced from his close colleague, Toennies. Weber borrowed some of Toennies ideas that Toennies made between society and the community. ...
2) Marx
Both Karl Marx and Max Weber were instrumental in starting the ongoing and increasingly fractured debate concerning social stratification. ... Weber was obviously very much influenced by Karl Marx in terms of stratification. However Marx focused entirely too much on economics where Weber felt it was necessary to conduct a deeper lever of political stratification. ...
11) Protestant Ethic- Weber’s views and ideas of how religious movements transformed the economy of Europe. ...
20) Work- for Weber, people understand it as a path to social success, or as an assurance of salvation in the afterlife. ...
6) Theory
Before any research should begin, Weber would argue that it is necessary to put all personal biases aside before conducting any research or formulating any hypothesis.
Approximate Word count = 2112
Approximate Pages = 8.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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