Max Weber's Theory Of Sociology

In general, Sociology is a scientific study that involved in the human social behaviour which is shaped by the society, whereby it is a system of interrelationships which connects the individuals together to create a unique culture (Denny and Earle, 2009). Therefore, without culture and society, a closed connection between these notions could not be formed, due to the absence of structured social relationships (Sewell Jr, 2005).

According to Macionis and Plummer (2012), sociology is the combination of Greek and Latin word that was defined as the study of society, who were developed by the French philosopher who is also known as the founder of sociology, Auguste Comte (1798-1857). With the curiosity about the human world, Comte wanted to change

Bureaucracy originally comes from a French word, which literally means the rules of those who sits behind the desk, where the term has always had negative meanings through it, however, Weber believed that, to have a balanced account of bureaucracy was to highlight its strengths and weaknesses (Cooke and Philpin, 2008). Weber was influenced by Durkheim, that highlights the importance of social structure, however, he also emphasised on the importance of the meaning and perceptions in understanding the social action (Cooke and Philpin, 2008). In fact, he was very concerned to understand the ways of action in which the individuals played their role in social life (Denny and Earle, 2005). Instead of categorise the societies in terms of technology or productive systems, he pointed out the differences in the ways people view the world, whereby he concluded that people from pre-modern societies adhere to own traditions, while people in modern societies endorse to rationality where one thinks and act on the premise of present and future outcomes (Macionis and Plummer,

As language is the key to the world of culture, it allows people to communicate with one another through verbal and written words (Sewell Jr, 2005). This carries a particular meaning that was recognised by people who share the same culture where one interacts and doing things together in their daily life, which this theory is called symbolic interactionism (Macionis and Plummer, 2012).

To conclude, the sociology of culture developed from the intersection between sociology, as shaped by the founders of sociology like Auguste Comte, Emile Durkheim, Talcott Parsons, Karl Marx and Max Weber, and with the rising specialisation of anthropology, where researchers lead the method for ethnographic methodology for developing and examining at different diversity of cultures around the world (Bellot,