A. the most commonly found type of social organization
B. conceptual or analytical models of social phenomena
C. philosophical models of an ideal human society
D. models of society based on up to date statistical evidence
Related Mcqs:
- According to Max Weber the ideal type refers to______________?
A. the best possible outcome available
B. a perspective emphasizing the primacy of ideas
C. a model based on certain features of a phenomenon
D. the social agenda of political idealists - Max Weber,s pioneering work The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is an example of_______________?
A. macro-level analysis
B. macro-level analysis
C. resurgent fundamentalism
D. the interactionist approach to religion - Max Weber,s pioneering work The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is an example of______________?
A. Macro-level analysis
B. micro-level analysis
C. resurgent fundamentalism
D. the interactionist approach to religion - The four ideal types of social action that Weber identified were as follows instrumentally-rational, value-rational traditional and_____________?
A. affectual
B. affective
C. effective
D. infected - The four ideal types of social action that Weber identified were as follows instrumentally-rational value-rational traditional and____________?
A. affectual
B. affective
C. effective
D. infected - Which one of the following concepts did Max Weber introduce to the field of sociology ?
A. dramaturgy
B. ideal types
C. functionalism
D. macro sociology - Which of the following did Max Weber see as a potentially serious problem with the advance of modern bureaucracies ?
A. bureaucratic organization could become prohibitively expensive to run
B. social organization could become too efficient
C. democracy could become a sham if bureaucrats held real power
D. bureaucratic officials may be able to abuse their power - What did Max Weber understand by the spirit of capitalism ?
A. the exploitation of the working class
B. the desire for more material wealth
C. the continual reinvestment of profits back into businesses
D. the belief in free markets - Which of these is not a feature of an ideal type bureaucracy according to Weber ?
A. a clear-cut hierarchy of authority
B. co-ownership among all workers of the material resource with which they operate
C. fixed salaries associated with each role
D. written rules governing conduct - Which of the following is NOT one of the seven characteristics of Weber,s ideal type of bureaucracy ?
A. clear-cut division of labor
B. pyramidal hierarchy of authority
C. qualifications based on “whom you know”
D. written record of decisions rules procedures and activities
