Rationalisation 0.0 / 5 ? SociologyRationalisationUniversityNone Created by: Luke BartholomewCreated on: 16-01-15 15:55 Rationalisation is how we... Apprehend reality through thought/cognition and the basis for the development of knowledge 1 of 20 It is the process of... Replacing traditional and emotional thought with reason and practicality 2 of 20 Rationalisation is the spread of... calculative, technical and procedural orientations throughout all spheres of life 3 of 20 There is a reliance on.. Scientific/rational explanations rather than religous 4 of 20 Practical rationality involves Systematically deciding the best way to achieve a desired end based on what is practical 5 of 20 We accept given realities and merley Calculate the most expedient ways of dealing with the difficulties that present 6 of 20 It leads people to... Distrust all impractical values and focus on the best course of action to solve the problem 7 of 20 Theoretical rationality is The basis for scientific thinking 8 of 20 It involves the Logical deduction, the attribution of causality and the arrangement of symbolic meanings 9 of 20 It is derived from the inherent... Need of actors to give some logical meaning to a worrld that appears haphazard 10 of 20 Whereas practical rationality involves action... Theoretical rationality is a cognitive process and has been favoured by intellectuals 11 of 20 Substantive rationality involves Involves deciding the best choice of a means to an end as guided by all of your collective values 12 of 20 Substantive rationality does not take into account... The nature of outcomes, is simply done out of the passion 13 of 20 Formal rationality is the basis for.. The formulation of rules, regulations and laws 14 of 20 It is institutionalized in large-scale strcutures such as Bureaucracy, modern law and the capitalist economy 15 of 20 The choice of means is Determined by these structures and their rules/laws and the most efficient way to do so 16 of 20 Weber felt that formal rationality was coming to overwhelm and Supplant the other types of rationality 17 of 20 He saw a titanic struggle between... Formal rationality and substantive rationality and would end with the erosion of substantive rationality 18 of 20 Weber saw the fading of substantive rationality as problematic because... It embodied western civilizations highest ideals: the free individual whose actions are determined with reference to their ultimate values 19 of 20 This mean instead of peoples action being guided by... High ideals, we are left with people who simply followed the rules without regard to the larger human values 20 of 20
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