SOCY 122 Chapter : Modernity and Post Modernism
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Weber"s fear of the growing domination of goal rational action may leave humanity trapped in an iron cage of reason . Weber rejected one sided single factor explanations of social life. Weber"s work maintained a delicate balance among features and forces which shape social meaning, social action, and larger social formations. The protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism. Weber argues that the type of economic rationalism that had begun to dominate western europe and north america depended on more than advanced development of technology. The economic rationalism of modern capitalism rested on peoples willingness to organize their lives in a particular, rational matter. Their willingness to engage in goal rational action, to determine the most efficient meant to a particular end, represents the spirit of capitalism. No matter what one does, only a tiny minority is predestined to everlasting life.