Max Weber's Term for a Conceptual Model or Typology Constructed

question 70

Multiple Choice

Max Weber's term for a conceptual model or typology constructed from the direct observation of a number of specific cases and representing the essential qualities found in those cases was ________.

• A) latent function
• B) the ideal type
• C) Verstehen
• D) manifest function

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Definitions:

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