In this essay we are going to analyze the Weberian concepts of leadership, religion and rationalization but before we start I would like to give brief introduction about Max Weber. “Max weber is one of those philosophers who have been able to explain us about our economic system in which we live in, also called capitalism. He was best known for his thesis of the ‘Protestant Ethic’ relating protestantism to capitalism and for his ideas on bureaucracy. Weber’s profound influence on sociological theory stems from his demand for objectivity in scholarship and from his analysis of the motives behind human action.”
Starting with the first topic ‘leadership’ , Weber was one of first sociologists to talk about leadership as a natural sitiuation. …show more content…
The role of religion has been of much debate in sociology some say it acts as an inhibiting force for social change. Weber performed detaied qualitative research fom specific religions during specific periods. He called his approach verstehen the german word for understanding. He was particularly interested in the ecomonic impacts of religion,but his defining work as metioned above was protestant work ethic and the spirit of capitalism.
He talked about how capitalism originated by looking at religion. his view was that protestant ethic that originated through christianity acted as a touch for industrial revolution. Though catholisim was the dominant relion in that period, many followers were displeased by the conduct of the church, how the internal corruption within the clergy was increasing and the priests and bishops were busy in money making.
In germany the renegrade monk Martin Luthar started PROTESTANTISM. He wrote 95 thieses and nailed it on the wall of the church. He told people about how thir religion had drifted from the true teachings of the bible. After this protestantism spread through out europe and people started questioning the
Starting with the first topic ‘leadership’ , Weber was one of first sociologists to talk about leadership as a natural sitiuation. …show more content…
The role of religion has been of much debate in sociology some say it acts as an inhibiting force for social change. Weber performed detaied qualitative research fom specific religions during specific periods. He called his approach verstehen the german word for understanding. He was particularly interested in the ecomonic impacts of religion,but his defining work as metioned above was protestant work ethic and the spirit of capitalism.
He talked about how capitalism originated by looking at religion. his view was that protestant ethic that originated through christianity acted as a touch for industrial revolution. Though catholisim was the dominant relion in that period, many followers were displeased by the conduct of the church, how the internal corruption within the clergy was increasing and the priests and bishops were busy in money making.
In germany the renegrade monk Martin Luthar started PROTESTANTISM. He wrote 95 thieses and nailed it on the wall of the church. He told people about how thir religion had drifted from the true teachings of the bible. After this protestantism spread through out europe and people started questioning the