Max Weber- Social action, ideal types, authority, bureaucracy, protestant ethic

How does Weber's Verstehen address the objectivity -subjectivity debate in sociology.

Describe the main idea of Max Weber’s book, ‘The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism’ as a critique of Marxism.

Do you agree with Max Weber’s idea that bureaucracy has the potential to become an iron cage? Justify your answer

‘Ideal Types’ of Max Weber are mental constructs; they do not correspond to the reality. Give your views.

Discuss the importance of interpretative understanding of social phenomena and explain its limitations.

Distinguish between fact and value in Weber’s Protestant Ethic and spirit of Capitalism.

Examine Max Weber’s method of maintaining objectivity in social research.

Which concept did Weber use to analyse the forms of legitimate domination?

How does Weber use the notion of ‘ideal types’ in his theory of bureaucracy?

Examine the salient features of Weberian bureaucracy.