Max Weber Research Paper
Max Weber
Max Weber
I chose to write about Max Weber because of the three founding fathers of Sociology (Marx, Durkheim and Weber) I found Max Weber to be the most interesting and well-rounded sociologist. Max Weber had many influences in his life. These influences helped to develop his sociological theories. I will examine what I feel are the three main components of his sociological beliefs; Protestant Ethic, Capitalism and Rationalization. I will also discuss Weber’s background as I feel that it impacted his views and his Sociological theories.
Max Weber was born into a Protestant family in 1864. Because his family was Protestants, they were industrialist. The Weber’s were a distinguished family that had many social and political …show more content…
Weber’s mother, Helena Fallenstien was a devout Calvinist who sought to become closer to God. Weber’s father, Max Weber Senior, on the other hand, was more influenced and interested in Politics (Smith, 1995) than religion. Because of their stark interests, there was an ongoing tension in the Weber household. Weber was initially influenced by his father’s ideals. His father influenced him to become a Politician. The senior Weber had very conservative views and was a secret servant. Max senior was hard on the entire family and Max was often patronized by his father. Max attended Heidelberg and Berlin, where he practiced law and history (Delaney, 2014). Weber took a liking to academic activities and became a professor of Economics and Political Science. In addition to a professional focus, Max also developed a personal life. He was engaged to a cousin for six years but ended the engagement due to his fiancé having experienced mental health problems, which resulted in being institutionalized (Smith, 1995). Max went on to marry yet another cousin, on his father’s side of the family, Marianne Schnitger (Delaney, 2014. Marianne, like Max, was an intellect. She wrote a book,
Max Weber
I chose to write about Max Weber because of the three founding fathers of Sociology (Marx, Durkheim and Weber) I found Max Weber to be the most interesting and well-rounded sociologist. Max Weber had many influences in his life. These influences helped to develop his sociological theories. I will examine what I feel are the three main components of his sociological beliefs; Protestant Ethic, Capitalism and Rationalization. I will also discuss Weber’s background as I feel that it impacted his views and his Sociological theories.
Max Weber was born into a Protestant family in 1864. Because his family was Protestants, they were industrialist. The Weber’s were a distinguished family that had many social and political …show more content…
Weber’s mother, Helena Fallenstien was a devout Calvinist who sought to become closer to God. Weber’s father, Max Weber Senior, on the other hand, was more influenced and interested in Politics (Smith, 1995) than religion. Because of their stark interests, there was an ongoing tension in the Weber household. Weber was initially influenced by his father’s ideals. His father influenced him to become a Politician. The senior Weber had very conservative views and was a secret servant. Max senior was hard on the entire family and Max was often patronized by his father. Max attended Heidelberg and Berlin, where he practiced law and history (Delaney, 2014). Weber took a liking to academic activities and became a professor of Economics and Political Science. In addition to a professional focus, Max also developed a personal life. He was engaged to a cousin for six years but ended the engagement due to his fiancé having experienced mental health problems, which resulted in being institutionalized (Smith, 1995). Max went on to marry yet another cousin, on his father’s side of the family, Marianne Schnitger (Delaney, 2014. Marianne, like Max, was an intellect. She wrote a book,