Question

Which scenario is the situation that Max Weber predicted would happen?

A. People find that they can no longer perform several roles at the same time.
B. Societal structures combine to control the actions of people.
C. People create new societal structures that are based on rational thought.
D. Societal structures disappear because they are no longer needed.

Answer 1

C. People create new societal structures that are based on rational thought. They key word here being rational thought which is what you should always think of when you come across a question on Max Weber. 

Answer 2

The correct answer is C) People create new societal structures that are based on rational thought.

The scenario that Max Weber predicted would happen is "People create new societal structures that are based on rational thought."

Max Weber (1864-1920) was a German educator, sociologist, and journalist whose works made him be considered one of the most important researchers of modern sociology. He developed the three-component theory of stratification for classes. He established that elements such as power, status, and class as differential types of social stratification. The scenario that Max Weber predicted would happen is "People create new societal structures that are based on rational thought."