Lec 50: Introduction to Ideal Types | Max Weber

In this lecture, we will study about:

1. The concept of Ideal type propounded by Max Weber.
2. Max Weber argued that ideal types could be used as a research tool to study social reality.
3. Ideal type is an analytical construct developed by the sociologist to capture essential or typical features of sociological realities.
4. Max Weber developed various ideal types to conduct sociological research on Bureaucracy, Protestant ethics, Capitalism and social action.
5. Ideal type is a research methodology developed by Max Weber along with Verstehen to study various sociological realities.

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