Basic Concepts in Sociology (book)

"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 of these was written in 1952.

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

Table of contents

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

ee also

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

External links

* [http://www.ne.jp/asahi/moriyuki/abukuma/weber/method/basic/basic_concept_frame.html Basic Concepts in Sociology] , online ebook.