Sociology 410/510 - Spring 2003

Vocabulary Study Guide #5


Weber on Bureaucracy & Rationalization

As you read selections from Gerth and Mills' From Max Weber, look for and define the following key words.  Consult with the Oxford Dictionary of Sociology and other references as necessary for additional background and information.

authority

bureau

bureaucracy

bureaucratic authority

bureaucratization

calculable rules

concentration of the means of organization

domination, bureaucratic

domination, patrimonial

"files, the"

fixed jurisdiction

patrimonialism

prebend

rational law

rationality, formal

rationality, instrumental

rationality, substantive

rationality, value

rents

social action

social action, affectual

social action, traditional

social esteem

"without regard to persons"

In addition, note definitions of the following key words from course lectures. 

rationality, practical

rationality, theoretical


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