Social Action Theory
- Created by: Jacob Keyte
- Created on: 20-01-16 15:14
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- Social Action Theories
- Weber (1922)
- believed that religion is actively used by individuals to make sense of day-to-day life
- For example: it might be used to explain why someone "Good" dies young and why a "Bad" person continues to prosper
- Weber took a micro view, however,arguing that individuals use religion to explain why some people have wealth , statue and power
- believed that religion is actively used by individuals to make sense of day-to-day life
- Evaluation of Weber
- Weber only provides a partial explanation of the function of religion.
- For example, Hinduism justifies the caste system, which then rigidly shapes the lives the believers
- Weber (1922)
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