MAX WEBER'S THEORY OF THE FAMILY.
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Title
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MAX WEBER'S THEORY OF THE FAMILY.
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Identifier
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AAI8222931
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identifier
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8222931
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Creator
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BLUSTONE, LESLIE DAVID.
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Contributor
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Joseph Bensman | Sidney Aronson
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Date
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1982
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Sociology, Theory and Methods
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Abstract
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Weber is recognized for his studies of religion and for his political sociology. His thesis on the rise of capitalism is still a basis for research and debate. His work is so vast that it extends from agrarian sociology to the sociology of music. However, he has not been thought of as a sociologist of the family.;It is the contention of this work that Weber developed an extremely detailed conception of the family and that this conception was part of his larger framework of analysis. Specifically, the focus of this work is a textual analysis of Weber's writings. The objectives are (1) to elicit his framework for the analysis and study of institutions, and how this framework underlies his substantive writings. It will be shown (2) that Weber considered the family as a separate and distinct institution. What appear to be 'bits and pieces' of a description of the family in Weber's writings will be shown (3) to be consistent elements in a coherent theory of the nature of the family. His theory of the nature of the family, it will be argued (4) provides a foundation for understanding its relationships with other institutions. Finally, even though other institutions have usurped many of the functions originally performed by the family, Weber argued that the family continues to thrive. In his theory of the nature of the family (5) Weber perceived certain basic elements of the family relationship that resist rationalization and permit the family to survive even in diverse social situations which are often hostile to it. It will be shown how the family's internal dynamic gives it the power to resist rationalization and to resist the intrusions of other institutions.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
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Program
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Sociology
