Sociology / Unit 4 Soc 0460 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Iron Cage
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The idea
The iron cage is Weber's image for a society so thoroughly organized by rules and efficiency that its members cannot act outside them.
In practice
Every party to a process can see it produces a bad outcome, and no one holds authority to depart from it.
Where people slip
The cage is built from reasonable rules, which is what makes it hard to dismantle.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
Unlocks
- Nothing yet depends on this.
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