Ideal type
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Ideal type (Idealtyp), also known as pure type, is a typological term most closely associated with antipositivist sociologist Max Weber (1864–1920). For Weber, the conduct of social science depends upon the construction of hypothetical concepts in the abstract. The "ideal type" is therefore a subjective element in social theory and research; one of many subjective elements which necessarily distinguish sociology from natural science.
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See also
- Normal type
- Verstehen
- Social action
- Antipositivism
- Structure and agency
- Tripartite classification of authority
- The Three Types of Legitimate Rule
- Morphological analysis
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