Exam 3: Max Weber (1864–1920)

The nation-state is characterized by:

Many religious organizations draw on the authority of:

The early Calvinists used their success in work as:

According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the percentage of American workers who take a full week off from work has declined by a third in the last twenty years. If he were alive today, Max Weber might infer from this observation that:

An ideal type is:

Max Weber's writings present an elaborate and differentiated theory of power. (a) Discuss and explain how, according to Weber, power is legitimated and used at the level of the state, in formal organizations, and at the level of the individual leader. (b) Discuss how a Marxist analysis of power and of ideology would challenge Weber's understanding of power.

In traditional societies, social prestige is closely tied to an individual's:

For Weber, sociological analysis is concerned with:

According to Weber, "All political structures use … but they differ in the manner in which and the extent to which they use or threaten to use it."

Weber's writings demonstrate his methodological commitment to:

A charismatic leader is one whose power derives from:

Please write 2 or 3 sentences per question. -According to Weber, what unique institutional power does the state have?

Weber uses the metaphor of the "iron cage" to argue that work today is motivated by:

Please write 2 or 3 sentences per question. -What, according to Weber, is a core limitation of science?

Instrumental rational action is action that:

The Calvinists' rationalization of everyday conduct was made evident through:

The fact that the early Calvinists worked very hard and did so without regard for the consumption and leisure opportunities that their earnings provided, was evidence for Weber of:

Weber studied the early Protestants because he was interested in:

Central to the theological doctrine expressed by John Calvin was belief in:

Weber and Durkheim wrote extensively about religion. Discuss their different conceptualizations of religion and how it manifests in and impacts society. Assess the extent to which each theorist's analysis of religion helps us to make sense of contemporary societal processes.