noun
ideal type
A sociological concept introduced by Max Weber; an abstract model constructed from characteristic elements of a social phenomenon, used as a methodological tool for analysis.
ウェーバーは官僚制の理念型を提示した。
Weber presented an ideal type of bureaucracy.
Compound of 理念 (idea, concept) and 型 (type, model). The term is a translation of the German 'Idealtypus' used in Max Weber's sociology.