Max Weber’s interpretive approach, known as *Verstehen* sociology, is one of the most influential perspectives in sociology. Weber argued that sociology should not only study observable social facts and institutions but should also understand the subjective meanings that individuals attach to their actions. According to him, society is created and maintained through meaningful social interactions, and therefore the task of sociology is to interpret these meanings to explain social behaviour. The central concept in Weber’s interpretive approach is *Verstehen*, a German term meaning “understanding” or “empathetic understanding.” Weber believed that social scientists must place themselves in the position of the actors to understand the motives, intentions, beliefs, and values behind their actions. Unlike the natural sciences, where events are explained through laws of cause and effect, sociology requires an understanding of the meanings individuals assign to their actions. Weber defined sociology as the science that seeks interpretive understanding of social action in order to arrive at a causal explanation of its course and consequences. Social action refers to any human behaviour that is meaningful to the individual and is oriented towards the behaviour of others. An action becomes social only when it takes into account the actions or expectations of other people. Weber classified social action into four ideal types. Instrumentally rational action (*Zweckrational*) is guided by