Topic: Max Weber (Sociology)

Weber talks about the “legal rational” form of authority. It is different than the “traditional” or “charismatic” forms of authority. The “legal rational” form of authority gives rise to bureaucracy.

1) Given the above, what are the characteristics of bureaucracy, according to Weber? In other words, how does he describe what the components of a bureaucracy are?

2) What are the implications of an increasingly bureaucratic society, according to Weber?