Sociology

What is meant by Weber’s “Action Theory?” In your Answer refer to Weber’s types of Action and explain what they are. Max Weber was the first Sociologist to conceptualize social behavior and social life in terms of action and interaction. Webers Action theory is broken down into four modes of orientation: Rational action, Evaluative Action, Affective Action, and Traditional Action. The first typology of action is Rational Action. Rational Action is when people …showed first 75 words of 739 total…

…showed last 75 words of 739 total…not a member of, is a consequence of self conflicting. Mead states that this false identification with a group is not an issue because any individual can identify with any group symbolically. Mead discusses a Group can be also referred to as a “Reference Group,” allowing individuals to identify with a lot of groups outside their membership capability. Both Mead and Cooley’s theories were an effort to understand the “self” more thoroughly. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**