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Unit-19: Sociology as a Interpretative Science, Concept of Verstehen and Ideal Type

It is clear from above definition that the study thing of sociology of Max Weber is ‘social activity’. notes
However, in this relation, in words of Max Weber, “It must be remembered that sociology is not
limited only the study of ‘social activity’ in any mean; yes, it is absolute that social activity is the
central study subject of sociology (the sociology which developed here by Weber), and sociology can
called decisive to provide the condition of science.

Notes We studies only social activity within sociology, it will wrong to understand; yes
it is absolute that social activity is the central study subject of sociology, which will
proved helpful for sociology to delivering at the stage of a accurate science.

If the definition of Weber repeated then we can say that sociology tries to interpretative sense of
social activity, or of Max Weber, the social activity and meaningful sense of sociology, these both
side are important. Above we are writing about the subject of social activity; now we should be
understand about the subject of ‘Interpretative Sense’. Max Weber forced on the thing that sociology
is not satisfying with the normal sense of social activity, or it tries to do meaningful sense. The mean
of any incident and condition can be possible of two type- (1) Average class- it is that mean which is
continuing by many people of normal society, and (2) Accurate Mean- it is that mean it is continuing
based on rational after find out whole knowledge, which related to the condition of a person. Two
type distinction mean can be describe by an example. Assume that any student is going to sit any
examination. He prepares his examination like that he can get maximum marks. His activity will be
based on that normal assumption which related to last year question, upcoming potential question-
paper in examination forget the objective as mostly student assumed or as mostly people done. It is
the average and normal mean of the condition related to the above examination. Apposite that, the
accurate mean of same condition will possible when any student have proper knowledge about the
system of that examination, actual examiner, potential books etc., student could actual revolution of
his accurate mean of being fail or pass in examination. Based on this the accurate mean the activities
of student and examiner could be deliberation so-so.
According to Max Weber, The every social incident of sociologist should try to find out similar accurate
mean. Therefore, it is clear that the sociology of Max Weber is meaningful because (1) It is related with
meaningful social activity and (2) The aim of this method is the description of social activity based on
logic. Sociological rule calls scientific because of the specialty of these two bases.
It is clear from above description that every social activity has a one mean and one aim. It is affected
by the activity and aim of other people. Sociology studies the social activity based on those form in
which these social activity are affected by the other’s activities. By this viewpoint, sociology can be
separate from other natural science. In natural science the idea cannot possible on mean and aim of
incident, because natural incident occur automatically according the rule of nature. However, social
incident is the result of internal activity of human. Therefore, sociology monolithic dwells on both
aim and mean.
According to Max Weber sociological method, succeed to establish balance between meaningful sense
and description with reason. Without it, the knowledge of all cannot possible to knowing well the
mean of activities. It is unlike anything sociology will remain only meaningless description of facts. In
other words, the main aim of sociological method is finding out the reason of social incident. However,
we cannot find out this reason whenever human will not complete the meaningful sense of social
activity. This is also true that social activity is not the natural incident of occurring automatically; social
activities affected by the activities of humans. By this, we can say that according to Max Weber the
activity perform by human and which is affected by the activity of other humans, meaningful sense
and on the bases of these sense find out the social reasons is the main aim of sociological method.

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