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The iron cage is the one set of rules and laws that we are all subjected and must adhere to. [16] Bureaucracy puts us in an iron cage, which limits individual human freedom and potential instead of a "technological eutopia" that should set us free. [15] [17] It is the way of the institution, where we do not have a choice anymore. [18]
The noted French historian Fernand Braudel, considered one of the greatest of the modern historians, vigorously criticized Weber's theory, noting its lack of foundation and veracity, stating: All historians have opposed this tenuous theory, although they have not managed to be rid of it once and for all. Yet it is clearly false.
Rationalization (or rationalisation) is the replacement of traditions, values, and emotions as motivators for behavior in society with concepts based on rationality and reason. [2] The term rational is seen in the context of people, their expressions, and or their actions.
As the most efficient and rational way of organising, bureaucratisation was the key part of rational-legal authority. Furthermore, he saw it as the key process in the ongoing rationalisation of Western society. [252] Weber listed six characteristics of an ideal type of bureaucracy: [253] It was in a fixed area that was governed by rules
Under rational-legal authority, legitimacy is seen as coming from a legal order and the laws that have been enacted in it (see also natural law and legal positivism).. Weber defined legal order as a system where the rules are enacted and obeyed as legitimate because they are in line with other laws on how they can be enacted and how they should be obeyed.
Legal-Rational Type of ruler: Charismatic leader Dominant personality Functional superiors or bureaucratic officials Position determined by: Having a dynamic personality Established tradition or routine Legally established authority Ruled using: Extraordinary qualities and exceptional powers Acquired or inherited (hereditary) qualities
The Pathoplasty Model: This model proposes that premorbid personality traits impact the expression, course, severity, and/or treatment response of a mental disorder. [ 194 ] [ 200 ] [ 81 ] An example of this relationship would be a heightened likelihood of committing suicide in a depressed individual who also has low levels of constraint.
Critics of ideal type include proponents of the normal type theory. Some sociologists argue that ideal type tends to focus on extreme phenomena and overlook the connections between them, and that it is difficult to show how the types and their elements fit into a theory of a total social system.