Causation (sociology)

Causation is a belief that events occur in predictable ways and that one event leads to another. If the relationship between the variables is non-spurious (there is a third variable that is not causing the effect), the temporal order is in line (cause before effect), and the study is longitudinal, it may be deduced that it is a causal relationship.

Causation relates to moral and legal rules. Human society exercises social control and keeping society functional by enforcing rules.For rules to work society must be held accountable for their actions. all societies excluding animalistic ones have a concept of causality. Causality imposes moral obligations.

Max Weber identifies two types of causation;

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