Weber describes three types of legitimate power or domination. Rational legal authority is the most enduring and supported through bureaucracy. Most of us have experienced bureaucratic organizations, but have not always found them to be superior or efficient, and at times find them to be dehumanizing. What are characteristics of bureaucracies discussed by Weber that contribute to the dehumanizing of social life? Provide examples. You may use contemporary examples in addition to information from the writings of Weber.
2). Weber’s thesis of how the Protestant Ethic combined religious belief with people’s pursuit of wealth and financial success posits that over time it became an “iron cage” influencing all of U.S. society although no longer dependent on religion for its influence. Explain this process and what Weber is referring to in suggesting that capitalism has become an “iron cage.” Do you agree with Weber? Why or why not?
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