48 ◾ Logics of Legitimacy
approach used logico- meaningful interpretation, whereby the central meaning or
mental biases of a given cultural perspective are identied and used to craft a con-
sistent and integrated whole from logically related elements (Sorokin 1957). is
process employs both interpretive and critical reasoning (White 1999) to make cat-
egory assignments to genetic codes (Weber 1949). In fact, the use of critical reason
enables the deconstruction of previously held taxonomies of the eld to reveal gaps
in their logic according to the chosen frame of reference.
In the spirit of conducting “a sociology of public administration,” what the
source authors regard as true is presented without making validity judgments in
their initia ...