sociologists name him as one of the Founding Fathers of sociology.

社会学家也称他为社会学的奠基人之一
Max Weber, he identified himself as a legal theorist.

马克斯·韦伯认为自己是一名法学理论家
He was studying economic history.

他研究的却是经济学史
I think primarily he identified himself, early in life,

我估计他早年时候也曾把自己看作
as an economist, as an economic historian;

是经济学家或是经济史学家
later in life he began to call himself a sociologist.

但到了晚年他称自己是社会学家
So the point is, this is a very

所以说重点是
interdisciplinary course.

这门课程是跨学科的
So one advantage of you to take this course is that

所以修读这门课程的一个好处就是
you will be getting knowledge, which leads you--which would benefit you,

你得到的知识都能让你受益匪浅
if you are studying sciences,

不管你学的是自然科学
if you want to become a psychologist,

或是想成为心理学家