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What is Max Weber's theory of social action?

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Max Weber's social action has four types:


  • Traditional Social Action=actions carried out by tradition, cultural, habits or customs
  • Affective Social Action=emotional actions, expressing emotion
  • Instrumental or Purposeful Social Action (Zweckrationalität): taking the appropriate steps toward a goal
  • Value Rational Action (Wertrationalität)= The end justify the means, actions leading to a goal with no thought to its consequences
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