Basic Concepts in Sociology

Basic Concepts in Sociology, is a book written by Maximilian Weber, a German economist and sociologist. The original edition was published in German, but various translations to English exist. The first known translation is from 1952.

This is part of monumental work that interrupted by Weber's death. He attempted to summarize all important concepts of sociology in that part.

Table of contents

1. METHODOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS
   1. DEFINITION OF SOCIOLOGY
      1. Sociology
      2. Meaning
      3. Action
      4. Interpretation
      5. Type-Construction
      6. Rationalistic Method
   2. UNDERSTANDING
      1. Category of Understanding
      2. Direct and Explanatory Understanding
      3. Interpretive Grasp of Meaning
   3. VALID INTERPRETATION
      1. Hypothesis
      2. Validation Through Outcome
      3. Adequacy of Meaning
      4. Correct Causal Relationship
      5. Sociological Regularity
   4. CONCEPTS OF ACTION
      1. Physico-Psychic Concept
      2. Collective Concept
      3. Organic Concept
   5. RELATION TO OTHER SCIENCES
      1. Natural Science
      2. Animal Sociology
      3. Animal Psychology
      4. Sociology Specific
      5. Psychology
      6. History
      7. Ideal Type
2. SOCIAL ACTION
   1. TERMINOLOGY
      1. Orientation to Others
      2. Mass-Conditioned Action
      3. Imitation
      4. Borderline
   2. TYPES OF SOCIAL ACTION
      1. Traditional Action
      2. Affectual Action
      3. Value-rational Action
      4. End-rational Action
      5. Combinations
   3. REGULARITY OF SOCIAL ACTION
      1. Usage
      2. Custom
      3. Interest-situation
      4. Continuity
3. SOCIAL RELATIONSHIP
   1. DEFINITION
      1. Social Relationship
      2. Maxim
   2. CONFLICT RELATIONSHIP
      1. Types of Conflict
      2. Conflict and Order
      3. Selection and Conflict
      4. Selection and Social Relationship
   3. RATIONAL RELATIONSHIP
   4. COMMUNAL RELATIONSHIP
      1. Definition
      2. Communion and Conflict
      3. Community, Race and Language
   5. MARKET RELATIONSHIP
   6. OPEN AND CLOSED RELATIONSHIP
      1. Definition
      2. Examples
      3. Conditions
      4. Closed Relationship
         1. Motives of Closed Relationship
         2. Terms of Closed Relationship
         3. Forms of Appropriation
   7. SOLIDARY AND REPRESENTATIVE RELATIONSHIP
      1. Definition
      2. Responsibility
      3. Solidary Relationship
      4. Representative Relationship
4. SOCIAL ORDER
   1. ORDER
   2. VALIDITY OF ORDER
   3. LEGITIMATE ORDER
      1. Convention
      2. Law
      3. Ethic and Order
   4. BASES OF LEGITIMATE ORDER
      1. Traditional Legitimacy
      2. Charismatic Legitimacy
      3. Rational Legitimacy
      4. Legitimacy and Obedience
5. SOCIAL BAND
   1. BAND
   2. BAND AUTONOMY
   3. BAND ORDER
      1. Imposition
      2. Constitution
      3. Administrative and Regulative Order
   4. ASSOCIATION AND INSTITUTION
6. RULERSHIP
   1. POWER AND RULERSHIP
   2. RULERSHIP BAND
      1. Political Band
      2. Hierocratic Band

Related topics

• The Three Types of Legitimate Rule (discussion of concepts from the chapter "Bases of Legitimate Order")

External link

• Basic Concepts in Sociology, online ebook.