Page 9 - Lessonnote_ Introducing Western Sociologist

• He was very concerned about the problem of objectivity in
social sciences. So he developed methodological tool Ideal

type.

It is a mental construct like a model for the systematic
characterisation of a concrete situation. It is a methodological tool

that understand and analyse social reality. It was also used by

Weber to analyse the relationships between the Ethics of ‘World

religions’ and the rationalisation of the social world in different

civilisation.

AUTHORITY:

3 types of Authority. They are:
a) Traditional Authority

b) Charismatic Authority

c) Rational- Legal Authority.

BUREAUCRACY:
• The word implies a particular system of administration.

• It is been associated with the rule of government and

government officials.

• According to Max Weber “ Bureaucracy is a type of
hierarchical organisation which is designed rationally to

coordinate the work of many individuals in pursuit of large
scale administrative tasks’’.

• He also said that “ Bureaucracies are organised according to
rational principles, officials ranked in a hierarchical order and

operations are characterised by impersonal rules”.

CHARACTERISTICS OF BUREAUCRACY:
1) Functioning of officials

2) Hierarchical ordering of positions

3) Reliance on written documents
4) Office Management

5) Conduct in office.