A Weberian Methodology of Sociological
Studies
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Foundations
of Sociological Studies
- 1.
Presupposition and Social Science
- 2.
Objectivity of Sociological Knowledge
- 3.
Limitation of Social Scientific Knowledge
- 4. Free
from Value-Judgments
- 5.
Value-Judgments and Value-Relationships
- 6. An
Individualistic Method
- 7. The
Understanding Sociology
III. The
Functional Observations
- 1.
Definition and Significance
- 2.
Danger of Functional Analysis
- 3.
Limitation of Functional Observation
IV. The
Ideal Typical Constructs
- 1.
Ideal Types as Tools
- 2.
Understanding of Uniqueness
- 3.
Value-Ideas and Sociological Laws
- 4.
Objectivity of Ideal Typical Analysis
- 5.
Sociological Experiments
- 6.
Ideal Types and Average Types
- 7.
Individual's Meanings and Collective Entities
- 8.
Social Prestige Struggles and Class Struggles
- 9
Limitation of Ideal Typical Construct
- 10.
Danger of Ideal Types
- 11.
Ideas and Interests
V. Conclusion
- 1. A
Summary of the Arguments
- 2. Use
of Sociological Knowledge
- 3. On
Behalf of Conscience and Faith
- 4.
Tension between Knowledge and Faith
- 5. Death
struggle among Value-Ideas
Endnote
References