Weber’s concept of social stratification consisted of multiple dimensions which establish one’s life chances. Unlike Marx, Weber did not believe that stratification is monolithically established by ownership. According to Weber, there are infinite forms of stratification, not just two forms: owner and worker (Giddens 1971:165). He recognized the pluralism apparent in acquiring power in society [...]
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Protestantism emerged from the Reformation and the rejection of otherworldly aestheticism form inner-worldly aestheticism. Aestheticism is the absence of worldly pleasure. Other-worldly aestheticism calls for the withdrawal from the world in order to avoid worldly pleasures and receive grace. On the other hand, inner-worldly aestheticism requires confrontation with the world and the avoidance of worldly [...]
Weber formulated various ideal types of social action and rationality to help with the understanding of the rationalization process. Weber believed that man rationalizes in various ways. He agreed with Kant that there are different modes of reason, including intellectual analysis and moral understanding (Ashley and Orenstein 2005:229). Rationalization is the regular patterns of society [...]
