This volume outlines Weber's comparative-historical sociology of 'interpretive understanding'. Drawing on central text to show how Weber himself applied his own procedures, it demonstrates the analytic strengths of his research strategies through discussions of his major works and concerns.
This volume outlines Weber's comparative-historical sociology of 'interpretive understanding'. Drawing on central text to show how Weber himself applied his own procedures, it demonstrates the analytic strengths of his research strategies through discussions of his major works and concerns.
Stephen Kalberg is Professor of Sociology Emeritus at Boston University and a Local Affiliate of the Center for European Studies at Harvard University. He is the author of Max Weber's Sociology of Civilizations: A Reconstruction, Max Weber's Comparative-Historical Sociology, The Social Thought of Max Weber, Searching for the Spirit of American Democracy: Max Weber's Analysis of a Unique Political Culture, and Max Weber's Comparative-Historical Sociology Today. He is also the editor of Max Weber: Readings and Commentary on Modernity and the translator of Weber's The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction PART I: "The Protestant Ethic Thesis," the Protestant Sects, and the American Reception 1. "The Protestant Ethic Thesis": The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism 2. The Protestant Sects and the "Breeding" of Ethical Action 3. The Protestant Ethic Revisited: Key Terminological Distinctions and the Debate 4. American Sociology's Neglect of The Protestant Ethic as a Theoretical Treatise: Demarcating the Parameters of Postwar American Sociological Theory PART II: Beyond The Protestant Ethic: The Multi-Causal Sociology of Religion 5. From The Protestant Ethic to the Economic Ethics of the World Religions 6. "Ideas and Interests": From The Protestant Ethic to the Later Sociology of Religion PART III: The Origins, Uniqueness, and Pathway of the American Political Culture 7. Tocqueville and Weber on the Sociological Origins of Citizenship: The Political Culture of American Democracy 8. The Analysis of the Unique American Civic Sphere 9. The Modern World as a Monolithic Iron Cage? Utilizing Max Weber to Define the Internal Dynamics of the American Political Culture Today PART IV: The Sociology of Civilizations 10. Economy and Society and the Sociology of Civilizations 11. The Five Major Civilizations Themes 12. The Nature of Work in Old and New Civilizations 13. On Racism and Its Social Contexts 14. Max Weber's Sociology of Emotions: A Preliminary Analysis 15. Routinization Appendix I: Civilizations East and West - An Interview 281 Appendix II: Critical Remarks on the Translation of The Protestant Ethic by Talcott Parsons
Introduction PART I: "The Protestant Ethic Thesis," the Protestant Sects, and the American Reception 1. "The Protestant Ethic Thesis": The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism 2. The Protestant Sects and the "Breeding" of Ethical Action 3. The Protestant Ethic Revisited: Key Terminological Distinctions and the Debate 4. American Sociology's Neglect of The Protestant Ethic as a Theoretical Treatise: Demarcating the Parameters of Postwar American Sociological Theory PART II: Beyond The Protestant Ethic: The Multi-Causal Sociology of Religion 5. From The Protestant Ethic to the Economic Ethics of the World Religions 6. "Ideas and Interests": From The Protestant Ethic to the Later Sociology of Religion PART III: The Origins, Uniqueness, and Pathway of the American Political Culture 7. Tocqueville and Weber on the Sociological Origins of Citizenship: The Political Culture of American Democracy 8. The Analysis of the Unique American Civic Sphere 9. The Modern World as a Monolithic Iron Cage? Utilizing Max Weber to Define the Internal Dynamics of the American Political Culture Today PART IV: The Sociology of Civilizations 10. Economy and Society and the Sociology of Civilizations 11. The Five Major Civilizations Themes 12. The Nature of Work in Old and New Civilizations 13. On Racism and Its Social Contexts 14. Max Weber's Sociology of Emotions: A Preliminary Analysis 15. Routinization Appendix I: Civilizations East and West - An Interview 281 Appendix II: Critical Remarks on the Translation of The Protestant Ethic by Talcott Parsons
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