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1. Max Weber

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   Ideal Types
   Weber’s primary analytical tool was the ideal type (Idealtypus), a conceptual construct formed by isolating and accentuating specific, logically consistent characteristics of a social phenomenon, such as bureaucracy, capitalism, or religious ethics. Ideal types are not normative judgments but heuristic devices used for comparative analysis. For instance, the ideal type of the "bureaucrat" highlights impersonal rules, specialized competence, and [hierarchical structure…