Q. 'Ideal types' of Max Weber are mental constructs, they do not correspond to the reality.
Why Weber Developed the Concept of Ideal Types
Not imposed reality get created like that of Durkhiem and Marx
Let other to discover the cause and effect → as reality is infinite due to subjective meaning in social action.
Reality is infinite
Subjective meaning get accomodating
Values relevance and values neutrality get established
Values biasness get reduced
Comparative analysis get posible
Single deterministic approach get discarded
More micro and macro level meet or align with each other.
Durkhiem → making own ideal types and imposing on the world, proper division of labour (ideal types) → Pathological division of labour (Reality) but then forcefully prescriptive ideas on how to improve
Left scope for other to explore it.