Sociology 410/510 - Spring 2003
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