Max Weber Helped Lay the Groundwork for Sociologists Who Would

question 165

Multiple Choice

Max Weber helped lay the groundwork for sociologists who would develop symbolic interactionism as a theory, because he believed that a social scientist should approach the study of human action:

• A) through a theoretical lens that emphasizes disenchantment and bureaucracy
• B) from a value-free point of view
• C) from the assumption that conflict is at the root of all social change
• D) with verstehen (understanding), which emphasizes the need for empathy with actors' experiences
• E) through psychoanalysis and the work of Sigmund Freud

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