In what way were George Herbert Mead and Max Weber alike in their thinking and understanding of society?

A. They both acknowledged that societies were doomed to collapse.

B. They both used micro-level approaches in their studies.

C. They both studied biology as a basis of their studies.

D. They both saw society as being comprised of dysfunctional groups.

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17 December, 14:57

In what way were George Herbert Mead and Max Weber alike in their thinking and understanding of society?

A. They both acknowledged that societies were doomed to collapse.

B. They both used micro-level approaches in their studies.

C. They both studied biology as a basis of their studies.

D. They both saw society as being comprised of dysfunctional groups.

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D. They both saw society as being composed of groups. According to them, the society seems to act act and think only according to their own selfish perspective. George Herbert Mead's theory of Interpretative Sociology and Rationalization and Max Weber's Communism were both similar in tackling the problem with the concept of society.