People burned what they thought of as profane, while the church members held the churches sacred. All societies have a set of formal rules. This University has a certain set of formal rules that all students must obey. Weber says that rules are good, but they can kill creativity and freedom of expression. Soup Nazi from Seinfeld Was a very rigid bureaucrat who would not let anyone have soup unless they followed a certain set of formal rules.
Religion can transform thinking.
Weber says that the Protestant Work Ethic is the basis for capitalism. The treatment of women in Middle Eastern countries Religion, ideas, and beliefs transform society. Verstehen an understanding, an insight into something. To truly understand a person s situation they must put themselves in that persons shoes. American Sociology Origin Three events that prompted sociology in the U.S. Industrialization and urbanization disturbed the traditional family.