Ideal Type
Ideal Type
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Definition of ideal type
IDEAL TYPE: Weber's construct of a 'pure type', constructed by emphasizing logical or consistent traits of a given social item: The traits are defining ones, not necessarily desirable ones: Ideal types do not exist anywhere in reality, rather they are "measures" that we can use in comparing social phenomena: One example is Weber's ideal type of bureaucratic organization (which are anything but desirable): More widely used (and understood) examples would include "ideal democracy" and "ideal capitalism:"
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