This is an essay question for term exam.

Beamish (2016, p. 215) makes the claim that “Weber’s emphasis on sociology as a comprehensive science of social action places him at what can now be seen as an interesting intersection between modernism and postmodernism”. With this in mind, answer the following questions:

(1) How is Weber’s sociology a description of modernity? Of modernization? (2 marks)
(2) How and to what extent is/isn’t Weber’s sociology modernist? (4 marks)
a. In topic choices and focus? b. In its concerns? c. In ethical stance and scholarship?
(3) How is Weber’s sociology a critique of modernity? (2 marks)
(4) How might it indicate a link between modernism & postmodernism? (2 marks)