单词 | ideal type |
释义 | > as lemmasideal type ideal type n. [after German Idealtypus (M. Weber 1922, in Grundriss der Sozialökonomik i. i. 3)] Sociology a hypothetical construct made up of the salient features or elements of a social phenomenon, or generalized concept, in order to facilitate comparison and classification of what is found in operation. Also (frequently with hyphen) attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > an individual case or instance > [noun] > typical or representative case > typical or representative thing or person > hypothetically constructed ideal type1923 1923 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 38 96 What does Weber mean by the ideal type?.. The ideal type always aims to bring to the simplest and sharpest possible expression those constituents of phenomena upon which their cultural significance depends and which are characteristic of their individuality. 1936 L. Wirth & E. A. Shils tr. K. Mannheim Ideol. & Utopia iv. 189 The pure types..of the utopian mind are constructions only in so far as they are conceived of as ideal-types. 1962 T. B. Bottomore Sociol. ii. 33 Weber's exposition of his ‘ideal type’ method. 1964 J. Gould & W. L. Kolb Dict. Social Sci. 311/2 Ideal-type analysis denotes a method of sociological analysis associated with the name of M. Weber. 1994 T. Byrne Local Govt. in Brit. (ed. 6) vii. 163 The advocates of parties claim too much. To a large extent this is because they take the ‘ideal-type’ two-party system as their model. 2005 Brit. Jrnl. Hist. Sci. 38 350 They are introduced, helpfully for the most part, as Weberian ‘ideal types’. < as lemmas |
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