This is the first discussion forum. Please post your answers (by replying to this post)) to the questions at the end of the Instructor’s Comments before 11:59 PM Tuesday evening. The deadline to complete reading others’ posts and making your replies is 11:59 PM on Wednesday evening.
Discussion Questions:
(1) In what ways do you use the method of verstehen in your own life? In other words, how do you engage the process of figuring out what is going on in other people’s heads? Think about it. It might not be as foreign a concept as it appears on the surface. Give examples.
(2) Weber’s conceptualizes rationalization as an historical force that is shaping society. Rationalization is present in all efforts to produce efficiencies through reproducing the same set of human relationships, tasks, and experiences across time and place. What are two or three examples of “rationalization” that affect your day-to-day experiences?