Max Weber & Modernity: Crash Course Sociology #9

This week we are wrapping up our overview of sociology’s core frameworks and founding theorists with a look Max Weber and his understanding of the modern world. We’ll explore rationalization and the transition from traditional to modern society. We’ll also discuss bureaucracy, legitimacy, and social stratification in the modern state. Finally, we’ll see why Weber was so worried about the modern world.

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[JesstyEissej]

"Weber worried that the systems that rationalisation built will leave behind the ideas that built them and that they'll simply roll on forever, meaninglessly, under their own momentum. He worried that we'll become locked in what he called an 'iron cage of bureaucratic capitalism' from which we can't escape. Our lives will become nothing but a series of interactions based on rationalised rules, with no personal meaning behind them." Well that was scarily prophetic of him, Jesus...

[ktmcgoogle]

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[RZero]

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[irishmigit]

I love the phrase "Human Construct".

When told things I 'have' to do in life, I question why. Like go to college, work 40 hours/week, retire at 65, ect. All of those are just human constructs that aren't a requirement for living your life. I just want to live a life where I'm not in debt forever.

[habibaammar]

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[DontIgnoreMe]

Considering the wide range of topics Weber was interested in, I'm impressed by how well they managed to seamlessly tie together so many of his interests into one ten minute video! Also, Habermas is pronounced like H-ah-bermas, not like H-ai-bermas.

[lordoug]

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[AndrewFiddes]

Just a reminder that rational does not mean good/right.

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"it's a figure of speech, Morty, they're bureaucrats, Morty"

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[Lwy]

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