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Sociological Thought

notes tiff and every day mutual quarrel and beating continue, then by this situation it can
estimate that the situation of divorce can come any time in husband and wife. That
family and the result will be that action it will be very harmful for that family. There
are any actions like this which purpose we can easily understand by observation.
b. explanatory method: Society is the snare of sociological relation. For getting these
relation person passed the round of actions and interaction. There are any sociological
actions of person, which we cannot understand by the observation method of knowing
these type of activity only observation is not sufficient. This idea is not sufficient that
the aim of these actions is clear by direct observation. Max Weber predicated the
explanatory method for clearly understand these sociological actions. His idea is that
we can understand these actions on the bases of explanatory. Why is person performing
actions, what is the aim behind that specific behaviour of people? For example, when
we see any student does hard work then the answerer is automatically got. When we
deliberation the hard work of student, then found the aim of this action of student can
also the selection of mate and he got respect from other student. This method forces
the explanation and their analysis of action.

Notes The deliberation and analysis of reason of action are perform after the deliberation
of their aim, side, and results and tries to understand the sociological actions. In this
reference, Max Weber decides the definition of sociology and their subject-matter.

20.6 summary

y Social action can affect by the present, past and future behaviour of other persons.
y Not all type of action can say the social action whenever they are not fulfilling their
promise.
y Social action is neither the action performing by many people nor that activity which affected
by other peoples.
y Max Weber divided these action in to four parts-
c. Logical (b) Evaluational
d. (c)Emotional (d) Traditional

20.7 Keywords

1. social action- Any action is termed as social action when there is an element of other
person’s psychology and actions on the person who is doing that action and other persons
influence that doer.

20.8 review Questions:

1. Specify the principle of social action of Weber.
2. Max Weber called the ‘father of explanatory sociology’. Write in brief.
3. In which work has Max Weber defined Social Action?

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