Alte Begriffe - Neue Probleme

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The authors of this volume realise that historical reception and interpretations are not enough to bring a classic up-to-date and meet the challenge of making Max Weber's sociology relevant to today's world by delving deeper. How does Weberian sociology of religion help make sense of current fundamentalism and secularism? Are his types of authority pertinent to the internalization of politics? Is his analysis of capitalism applicable to that of financial markets now? Where do modern types of charisma become apparent? How have lifestyle problems changed? Can his social stratification categories still help understand inequality? Does his sociology possess enough potential to comprehend both modernity's historical development and continued expansion? The multifaceted articles convince that Weber can be successfully updated, showing that his old terms are undiminished and remain unexploited in the analysis of new matters.

Autorenportrait

Thomas Schwinn (Herausgegeben von) Geboren 1959; Studium der Soziologie und Politischen Wissenschaft; 1992 Promotion; 1999 Habilitation; 2003-08 Professor für Soziologie an der Katholischen Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt; seit 2008 Professor für Soziologie an der Universität Heidelberg. Gert Albert (Herausgegeben von) Geboren 1966; Studium der Soziologie und Philosophie; 2003 Promotion; 2012 Habilitation; seit 2013 Vertretungsprofessur für Soziologie, zunächst mit einem Schwerpunkt auf Wirtschafts- und Organisationssoziologie, seit 2015 mit einem Schwerpunkt auf Bildungssoziologie an der Universität der Bundeswehr München.

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