rational

Examples of rational in the following topics:

• Models of Bureaucracy

  • Many scholars have described rationalization and the question of individual freedom as the main theme of Weber's work.
  • Weber understood this process as the institutionalization of purposive-rational economic and administrative action.
  • Weberian civil service is hierarchically organized and viewed as the most efficient and rational way of organizing.
  • Bureaucratization for Weber was the key part of the rational-legal authority.
  • He saw it as the key process in the ongoing rationalization of Western society.

• Rational Action in Specific Contexts

• The Growth of Bureaucracy

  • Development of communication and transportation technologies made more efficient administration possible (and popularly requested) and democratization and rationalization of culture resulted in demands that the new system treat everybody equally.
  • As Weber understood, particularly during the industrial revolution of the late 19th century, society was being driven by the passage of rational ideas into culture that in turn transformed society into an increasingly bureaucratic entity.
  • Bureaucracy is a type of organizational or institutional management that is, as Weber understood it, rooted in legal-rational authority.
  • Weber did believe bureaucracy was the most rational form of institutional governance, but because Weber viewed rationalization as the driving force of society, he believed bureaucracy would increase until it ruled society.

• Bureaucracy

  • As the most efficient and rational way of organizing, bureaucratization for Weber was the key part of the rational-legal authority, and furthermore, he saw it as the key process in the ongoing rationalization of the Western society.
  • In his view, ongoing bureaucratization could lead to a polar night of icy darkness, in which individuals are trapped in an iron cage of bureaucratic, rule-based, rational control.

• Political Knowledge

  • This theory, called "rational ignorance," effects the quality of decisions made by large numbers of people and can be seen in general elections, where the probability of any one vote changing the outcome is very small.

• Members

  • In his first book, The Logic of Collective Action: Public Goods and the Theory of Groups (1965), he theorized that "only a separate and ‘selective' incentive will stimulate a rational individual in a latent group to act in a group-oriented way"; that is, members of a large group will not act in the group's common interest unless motivated by personal gains.
  • In his first book, The Logic of Collective Action: Public Goods and the Theory of Groups (1965), he theorized that "only a separate and ‘selective' incentive will stimulate a rational individual in a latent group to act in a group-oriented way."

• Latinos

  • Others examine the question of the rationality of voting: does voting serve the self-interest of any given individual, and what are the interests or issues that might change someone's voting patterns?

• Strict Scrutiny

  • The other members of the hierarchy of standards are, at the lowest level, "rational basis review" and, at the intermediate level, "intermediate scrutiny."

• The Supreme Court as Policy Makers

  • A policy is described as a principle or rule to guide decisions and achieve rational outcomes.

• Women vs. Men

  • Other approaches examine the question of the rationality of voting: does voting serve the self-interest of any given individual, and what are the interests or issues that might change someone's voting patterns?