![]() ![]() Thus, Weber said that while generalisations were possible, they would only be limited generalisations. ![]() ![]() Weber was supportive of using the positive science method, but maintained that in the study of society explanations must be causally and meaningfully adequate. Meaning is found only in the consciousness of the individual and action (as a subjectively understandable orientation) exists only as a behaviour of one or more individuals. No objective meanings exist in the world. Any action is social if its subjective meaning takes account of the behaviour of others and is thereby oriented in its course. According to Weber, sociology as a science is concerned with interpretive understanding of social action.Īn action occurs when the acting individual attaches meaning to his behaviour, be it c/overt. ![]()
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