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Sociological Thought Sukanya Das, Lovely Professional University

notes unit-19: sociology as a interpretative science, concept of
Verstehen and ideal type

contents
Objectives

Introduction
19.1 Subject Matter
19.2 Concept of Ideal Type
19.3 Summary
19.4 Keywords

19.5 Review Questions
19.6 Further Readings

objectives

After studying this unit, the students will be able to:

y Understand sociology as an interactive science,
y To know about Verstehen method,
y To develop understanding about ideal type.

introduction

Bogardas writes,” It was the gift of Max Weber to methodology that he made difference between the
scientific method and evaluation method in the study of social incident. He forced on the fact that
these two methods should not absolutely meet at the time of study of human relationship. He laid
the foundation for develop the one science of sociology his own way.” It is possible because of the
intensive insight of methodology of Weber.
Until the time of Max Weber that tradition became very firm in Germany that by the method study
and analysis of incident performs in natural sciences, those methods cannot take in use in the study
of social incident. It is mean that which accuracy is in the result and study of natural sciences that
accuracy cannot hope in study and analysis Sociology. The nature of social incident is as that the
only description can be present as like that as we sew in history, because the field of social science
understood the field of metal geist, ideas, pratitik feelings, and desire of independent in different way.
In the relation the big thing was this believe of above history sector was this only natural science can
use generalized proved level not social science. In social science, can description by only historical
method the details of social incident and the traditional effect and internal conducive power.

19.1 subject matter

According to Weber,” Sociology is the science which tries to interpretative sense of social activity, by
which it can present with activity and result describe with reason.”

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