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

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