Professionalization, Bureaucratization and Rationalization
The Views of Max Weber
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2553440 |
|---|---|
| Authors | George Ritzer (University of Maryland, College Park, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1975 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 627 |
| Publication date | 1975-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Forces (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-7732 • E-ISSN: 1534-7605 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2576478 |
| OpenAlex | W4235928445 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 24 |
| References cited | 9 |
Although it has not been recognized, Max Weber had a great deal to say about the professions and the relationship between professionalization, bureaucratization and rationalization. His ideas are very contemporary. He recognized that professionalization, like bureaucratization, is an aspect of the rationalization of society. Unlike some contemporary sociologists, Weber saw that professionalization and bureaucratization are not antithetical. Finally, Weber understood that a profession must be viewed from the structural, processual, and power perspectives. Weber's rich understanding of the professions is attributed to two factors. First, he saw them as part of the rationalization process. Second, his thinking was not distorted, as was the case with American sociologists, by the aberrant case of the physician in private practice as the prototype of the professions
Bureaucracy · Economics · Epistemology · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Power (physics · Professionalization · Rationalization (economics · Social science · Sociology · Critical Theory and Philosophy · Law · Philosophy · Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory
Translations of Security
Understanding professional dominance in the legalization process
Leisure Education in Colleges and Universities
The public interest- schools of thought in planning
Professionalism in evaluation
The Myth of Amateur Crowds
Reshaping Confucianism
The Multilateral Hub
The Social Work Profession and the Ideoloqy of Professionalization
Disenchantment in education, or
I Never Metatheory I Didn't Like
Vegan sociology
An unstable equilibrium
Professionalization of Public Service
When bureaucracies meet
Soziologische Ansätze der Analyse von Professionen, der Professionalisierung und des professionellen Handelns
Iron Cages and Ballot Boxes
Humanitarianism Transformed
O trabalho profissional burocrático
Beyond the personal-anonymous divide
Artists versus arts council
Tunnel Operations in the Israel Defense Forces
Responding to Change
Challenges to Medicine
The professions and their prospects.
Profession of medicine
From Max Weber
The Professions and Social Structure
Community Within a Community
Characteristics of Professional Organizations
Professionalization and Bureaucratization in Large Professional Organizations
The Professionalization of Everyone
Models of Bureaucracy Which Permit Conflict
| Unique citing works | 24 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,56 |
| Citation span | 1983 - 2026 (44) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 24 |