Weber's four types of action
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- Weber's four type of action
- instrumentally rational action
- the person has an individual goal and calculates the most efficient way of achieving it
- Capitalism = profit: low wages
- the person has an individual goal and calculates the most efficient way of achieving it
- value-rational action
- goal desirable for its own sake - there is no rational means of achieving this
- worship will get you into heaven
- goal desirable for its own sake - there is no rational means of achieving this
- traditional action
- involves routine activities; no concious thought - the person does it without thinking
- putting up christmas decorations
- involves routine activities; no concious thought - the person does it without thinking
- Affective action
- expressive action without clearly defined goals
- violence as an expression of anger or frustration
- expressive action without clearly defined goals
- instrumentally rational action
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