Unit VIII IDs group C: Irrational Policies and Thought
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Max Weber | German sociologist and pioneer of the analytic method in sociology (1864-1920) |
| Bureaucratization | The process by which a group, organization, or social movement increasingly relies on technical-rational decision making in the pursuit of efficiency. |
| protestant ethic and spirit of capitalism | Book written by Weber. Important theory of the origin of modern industrial capitialism |
| georges sorel | Was the main intellectual French exponent of syndicalism. Called for a General Strike to force the issues. |
| reflections on violence | written in 1908 by Georges Sorel - argued that people do not pursue rationally perceived goals but are led to action by collectively shared ideals |
| arthur de gobineau | Reactionary French diplomat who was the first to say race was the major determining factor of human history. Racist. |
| essay on the inequality of the human races | written by Gobineau. in it he potrayed the troubles of western society as the result of the long degeneration of the original Aryans |
| houston stewart chamberlain | This man was the writer of The Foundations of the Ninteenth Century and believed in Aryan Superiority. |
| foundations of the 19th century | By Chamberlain, started the concept of biological determinism through race. With genetics, the human race could be improved and a superior race could be developed. |
| theodor herzl | German Jewish Politician who advocated the policy of Zionism and the creation of a nation state for all Jewish people. |
| zionism | a movement of world Jewry that arose late in the 19th century with the aim of creating a Jewish state in Palestine |
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