Final Exam Questions
1. The statement that Max Weber was engaged in, mentions “a silent dialogue with Karl Marx.” I do not agree with this statement because Weber and Marx have their differences. Weber was in more in favor of capitalism and does not believe that socialism can cure society. According to the article about Max Weber (Anon 1999), “Weber considered himself a liberal and he tended to favour a parliamentary democracy within a capitalist organization of the economy.” Marx believed that capitalism would exploit the working class and alienate individuals from their work but for Weber he believes that it is not capitalism but rationalization which means an “ongoing process in which social interaction and institutions become increasingly …show more content…
For W.E.B Du Bois during his time, he was criticized for being a radical and not an objective social scientist. This is a viable criticism because Du Bois’s work was being perceived as being super empirical and theoretically narrow to qualify him as a theorist (2010). Also how his work is deemed too subjective to merit the label of “theory” (2010). In addition, Du Bois did not write about huge theoretical questions about the nature of action and social (2010). Most of his work and studies were based on explaining and describing the social conditions in which African Americans lived. Compared to the other founding figures of sociology Du Bois wrote in his subjective essays as first person (2010). Therefore, most of his work is based on Du Bois experiences using poetry and slave songs. Du Bois was concerned with the nature and intersection of race and class during his time as well as Du Bois relating to the issue. Du Bois does not regret his studies and writing styles. What made Du Bois more radical was when he got involved with the Marxist program of the Communist party to portray slaves who abandoned plantations as proletariat were engaged in “general strikes” (2010). Du Bois was outspoken about the socialist political alternatives to create a socialist African movement to devote himself to the Pan African movement (2010). In conclusion, W.E.B Du Bois in the sociology discipline community was not known to be a theorist due to his major subjective studies, personal experiences of racism and Socialism
1. The statement that Max Weber was engaged in, mentions “a silent dialogue with Karl Marx.” I do not agree with this statement because Weber and Marx have their differences. Weber was in more in favor of capitalism and does not believe that socialism can cure society. According to the article about Max Weber (Anon 1999), “Weber considered himself a liberal and he tended to favour a parliamentary democracy within a capitalist organization of the economy.” Marx believed that capitalism would exploit the working class and alienate individuals from their work but for Weber he believes that it is not capitalism but rationalization which means an “ongoing process in which social interaction and institutions become increasingly …show more content…
For W.E.B Du Bois during his time, he was criticized for being a radical and not an objective social scientist. This is a viable criticism because Du Bois’s work was being perceived as being super empirical and theoretically narrow to qualify him as a theorist (2010). Also how his work is deemed too subjective to merit the label of “theory” (2010). In addition, Du Bois did not write about huge theoretical questions about the nature of action and social (2010). Most of his work and studies were based on explaining and describing the social conditions in which African Americans lived. Compared to the other founding figures of sociology Du Bois wrote in his subjective essays as first person (2010). Therefore, most of his work is based on Du Bois experiences using poetry and slave songs. Du Bois was concerned with the nature and intersection of race and class during his time as well as Du Bois relating to the issue. Du Bois does not regret his studies and writing styles. What made Du Bois more radical was when he got involved with the Marxist program of the Communist party to portray slaves who abandoned plantations as proletariat were engaged in “general strikes” (2010). Du Bois was outspoken about the socialist political alternatives to create a socialist African movement to devote himself to the Pan African movement (2010). In conclusion, W.E.B Du Bois in the sociology discipline community was not known to be a theorist due to his major subjective studies, personal experiences of racism and Socialism